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Mamie Till Mobley

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Mamie Till Mobley

Born November 23, 1921

Died January 6, 2003 · aged 81

Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley (born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan; November 23, 1921 – January 6, 2003) was an American educator and activist. She was the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old boy murdered in Mississippi on August 28, 1955, after accusations that he had whistled at a white woman, a grocery store cashier named Carolyn Bryant. For Emmett's funeral, in Chicago, Mamie Till insisted that the …

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The Body of Emmett TillThe Body of Emmett Till · 2016
The Body of Emmett Till
2016
MovieDocumentaryHistory
Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. This short documentary was commissioned by "Time" magazine for their series "100 Photos" about the most influential photographs of all time.
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis TillThe Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till · 2005
The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
★ 6.52005
MovieDocumentary
Never-before-seen testimony is included in this documentary on Emmett Louis Till, who, in 1955, was brutally murdered after he whistled at a white woman.
The Murder of Emmett TillThe Murder of Emmett Till · 2003
The Murder of Emmett Till
★ 7.02003
MovieDocumentary
A documentary examining the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black boy from Chicago while visiting relatives in Mississippi, and the broad impact of his death, his funeral, and the subsequent trial and acquittal of his accused killers.

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