The Emmett Till Story
Wednesday, August 17, 2005
In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was killed in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman. Media coverage of his gruesome death brought momentum to the coming Civil Rights Movement in the South. Filmmaker Keith A. Beauchamp revisits Emmett Till’s life and death in a new investigative documentary: “The Emmett Till Story.”
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Music:
"Let Him Have It" and "The Roof," original recordings by Michael Kaman from the film Let Him Have It soundtrack, a Fine Line Features release.
» More on "The Emmett Till Story"
Music:
"Let Him Have It" and "The Roof," original recordings by Michael Kaman from the film Let Him Have It soundtrack, a Fine Line Features release.
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