Emmett Till’s Cousin: ‘Nothing Really Has Changed’
Clip: 8/26/2020 | 6m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
The painful legacy of Emmett Till still seems fresh amid an era of civil unrest.
The painful legacy of Emmett Till seems fresh amid this era of civil unrest. We reflect on his death with Ollie Gordon, Till’s cousin, and Chris Benson, who co-authored an autobiography of Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till’s mother.
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Emmett Till’s Cousin: ‘Nothing Really Has Changed’
Clip: 8/26/2020 | 6m 54sVideo has Closed Captions
The painful legacy of Emmett Till seems fresh amid this era of civil unrest. We reflect on his death with Ollie Gordon, Till’s cousin, and Chris Benson, who co-authored an autobiography of Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till’s mother.
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