The Murder of Emmett Till

In August 1955, while visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi, Chicago teenager Emmett Till, just 14, was accused of whistling at a white woman. Punishment was swift. He was kidnapped, beaten, mutilated and shot, and his body dumped in the Tallahatchie River.

When his body was returned to Chicago his mother made the decision to leave him untouched by the undertaker, with the casket left open so that everyone could see what had happened to her son. It was a decision that would help ignite the civil rights movement.

THE MURDER OF EMMETT TILL examines this horrific crime and its lasting legacy as witnesses, friends and family members recount the tragic tale that continues to haunt America.