American Experience Season 15 Episode 6
The Murder of Emmett Till
Recalling the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black youth in the Mississippi delta, an incident that could very well have launched the civil-rights movement. "He was a sacrificial lamb," says Mamie Till of her son Emmett, a fun-loving Chicago teen who was slain after whistling at a white woman outside a general store in Tallahatchee County, Miss. Less than a month after Till's mutilated body was found, two white defendants were acquitted (in 67 minutes) by an all-white jury.
15 - 13Murder at HarvardJul. 14, 2003- 15 - 12Bataan RescueJul. 07, 2003
- 15 - 11SeabiscuitMay. 29, 2003
- 15 - 10Daughter from DanangApr. 07, 2003
- 15 - 9The PillFeb. 17, 2003
- 15 - 8Partners of the HeartFeb. 10, 2003
- 15 - 7Transcontinental RailroadJan. 27, 2003
- 15 - 6The Murder of Emmett TillJul. 20, 2003
- 15 - 5Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for ChicagoJan. 15, 2003
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- 15 - 2Jimmy Carter (2): HostageNov. 12, 2002
- 15 - 1Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who?Nov. 11, 2002
