The Body of Emmett Till
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.
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.
- Year : 2016
- Country : United States of America
- Genre : Documentary, History, Crime
- Studio : TIME Studios
- Keyword : photography, lynching, hate crime, time magazine, media coverage, 1950s, activism, racial injustice, jim crow laws, african american history, racial hatred, historical images, influential, mississippi, historical documentary, mamie till-mobley
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- Cast : Mamie Till Mobley, Bryan Stevenson, Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam