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The Murder of Emmett Till (español)

En agosto de 1955, un niño negro de 14 años llamado Emmett Till fue asesinado por dos hombres blancos. Su muerte ayudó a movilizar el Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles.

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The Murder of Emmett Till

In August 1955, a 14-year-old Black boy named Emmett Till was murdered by two white men. His death helped mobilize the civil rights movement.

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Mamie Till Mobley

In 1955, Mamie Till was unwillingly thrust into American history by her son's murder.

The Murder of Emmett Till | Timeline

The Murder of Emmett Till

Emmett Till's body is taken to Chicago's Roberts Temple Church of God for viewing and funeral services. Emmett's mother decides to have an open casket funeral.

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Emmett Till's Legacy

What's the legacy of Emmett Till's murder? A professor of History and Africana Studies reflects.

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Who was Emmett Till?

Meet the boy whose murder ignited a movement.

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Getting Away with Murder

No one served time for the 1955 murder of Emmett Till. But history holds these three accountable.

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The Impact of Emmett Till's Murder

The sight of Emmett Till's brutalized body pushed many who had been content to stay on the sidelines directly into the fight for civil rights.

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Emmett Till's Funeral

Mamie Till's decision to hold an open-casket funeral would make her son's death a touchstone for a generation.

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The Kidnapping of Emmett Till

Emmett Till's great-uncle and cousin remember the night he was taken.

The Murder of Emmett Till | Article

Brave Testimony

Moses Wright's testimony in the trial of his great-nephew's killers stands as one of the bravest moments in American history.

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Eyes on the Prize is an award-winning 14-hour television that covers all of the major events of the civil rights movement from 1954-1985., including the Montgomery bus boycott in 1954 to the Voting Rights Act in 1965.