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Originally posted by CrimsonTide4
"The Murder of Emmett Till" (Directed by Stanley Nelson. Premieres on PBS Monday, Jan. 20, 9 p.m. ET. Check local listings) Excerpt of Esther Iverem's review posted under "Bonus Reviews."
"...This is in-your-face history for those of us who run from it, who weren’t born in 1955 and wonder why we have to go there, for everybody who doesn’t understand that less than 50 years ago in Mississippi, a Black boy could be tortured, shot and drowned because he whistled at a White woman. And for those who remember the case well, Nelson offers, probably for the first time, interviews with witnesses who have never spoken publicly about the case..."
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I watched this last night and it was excellent! It was deep y'all!! Mamie Till was an incredible woman with amazing strength. I really admire what she did to make this a national case. There were hundreds of Black people dying in similar ways, but her decision not to have a closed casket funeral really put, no pun intended, a face on what was happening for Black folks in the south.
If you haven't seen it, please do! Teachers, you need to make this required viewing in your classes!!