Emmett Till’s death was a catalyst for the later ... For me, the opportunity to focus the film on Mamie, a multifaceted Black woman, and peel back the layers on this particular chapter in ...
The Secret History of a Murder in Mississippi," revisits what is often considered the most galvanizing event of the ...
But it catches fire when it finally reveals its story, that of Emmett Louis Till, a young black man who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered for the crime of whistling at a white woman.
Emmett Louis Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. Emmett was the only child of Louis and Mamie Till. He never knew his father, a soldier, who died during World War II. At the age of five ...
Let the World See exhibition tells the story of Emmett Till. It serves as a call to action for racial justice in your own ...
The Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit premiers Friday at theNational Underground Railroad Freedom Center.
A new AMERICAN EXPERIENCE collection, currently featuring a selection of our award-winning films from Stanley Nelson ... a 14-year-old Black boy named Emmett Till was murdered by two white ...
Freedom Center, located at 50 E. Freedom Way, the exhibit spotlights the 1955 incident in an effort to show the work that ...
This national park site honors the family of Emmett Till, preserves the history of one of the country's most horrific hate crimes, and commemorates the struggle for civil rights that continues today.