The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till Educational Guide
The film that helped reopen one of history's most notorious cold case civil rights murders is the result of the director's 10-year journey to uncover the truth.  Many consider this case to be the major catalyst for the American Civil Rights Movement that changed the course of history.In August 1955 Mamie Till-Mobley of Chicago sent her only child 14 year-old Emmett Louis Till to visit relatives in the Mississippi Delta.  Little did she know that only 8 days later Emmett would be abducted from his Great-Uncle's home brutally beaten and murdered for one of the oldest Southern taboos: whistling at a white woman in public.This groundbreaking film shows unprecendented accounts by first-hand witnesses many speaking out for the first time and the discovery of potentially guilty parties still living and liable for prosecution.System Requirements:Running Time: Approx. 70 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: DOCUMENTARIES/MISC. Rating: PG-13 UPC: 821575547246 Manufacturer No: TF-54724