Answer:
He was a young child from another state.
Step-by-step explanation:
Emmett Till was a young teenage African-American boy from Chicago who was wrongly accused of harassing a white woman. He was murdered and later, his heavily mutilated body was later recovered, to the extent that it was difficult to identify him, if not for his ring.
The case was controversial because of the racial issue, and also because the crime occurred in another state, the state of Mississippi. Till had came to Money in Mississippi to visit relatives where he, one day, was dared by his friends to ask a white woman out as proof to show he has a white girl friend back in Chicago.
Though there was no eye witness to the incident, the white woman, Carolyn Bryant, accused him of touching her and acting inappropriately. Later, Bryant's husband, Roy, and his half-brother went and kidnapped Till, taking him to the river and killing him.
The case became more famous after Till's mother demanded that her mutilated son's body be shown to everyone by having an open-casket funeral. This event also sparked an interest in hate crime and helped launch the civil rights movement in America.
Thus, the correct answer is the first option.