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. This short documentary was commissioned by "Time" magazine for their series "100 Photos" about the most influential photographs of all time.

Genre: Documentary, History, Crime

Stars: Mamie Till Mobley, Bryan Stevenson, Roy Bryant, J.W. Milam

Crew: Edward Felsenthal (Editor), Nancy Gibbs (Editor), Ian Orefice (Executive Producer), Kira Pollack (Executive Producer), Cory Choy (Sound Mixer), Jen Tse (Sound Recordist)

Country: United States of America

Language: English

Studio: TIME Studios

Runtime: 8 minutes

Quality: HD

Released: Jul 17, 2016

IMDb: 10

Keywords: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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