Emmet Louis Till
Overviews the story of this 14-year-old boy's murder, his killers' acquittal, their sale of their confession to a magazine, and Mrs. Till's work to see that her son had not died in vain.
Gary Younge: A black requiem played to old music
A British journalist covers the funeral in Chicago of Mamie Till Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, and describes the effect of Emmett's murder on the civil rights movement in the United States.
Mamie Till Mobley, mother of lynched teen
Chicago Sun-Times obituary remembers the life of Emmett Till's mother. It recounts the story of Emmett's murder and her crusade to bring public attention to such atrocities.
Mobley's courage leaves legacy against hate c
Chicago Sun-Times columnist explains the significance of Emmet Till's murder and of his mother's publicity of it.
PBS American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till
The brutal murder in 1955 that mobilized the civil rights movement: the film, special features, timeline, people and events, teacher's guide, background information and forum.
The Detroit News: Two Detroiters speak out about &
Roosevelt Crawford, now 63, and his brother, John, 69, both of whom live in Detroit, are telling what they remember about the events that led up to Till's murder in a newly released 90-minute documentary by Keith Beauchamp, "The Untold Story of Emmett Till".
The Lynching of Emmett Till: A Documentary Narrati
Reviews of a book, a collection of more than one hundred documents spanning almost half a century, about the murder that set off the civil rights movement. Edited by Christopher Metress and published by the University of Virginia Press.