![A tale of two teens: After their tragic and premature deaths, both Emmett Till, 14 (left), and Trayvon Martin, 17 (right), became symbols of the unique challenges that have faced young black men in America. Emmett & Trayvon](https://sociology.yale.edu/sites/default/files/emmetttrayvon_0.jpg)
Department News
January 14, 2013
Emmett Till, 14, who was murdered in 1955, and Trayvon Martin, 17, slain in 2011, have become symbols of some of the challenges that have faced young black men in America. Professor Elijah Anderson compares their killings, and “different strains of racial tension,” in an article in Washington Monthly. Read the full article: “Emmett and Trayvon: How Racial Prejudice Has Changed in the Past Sixty Years.” >>