The Murder of Emmett Till -
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Learn the true story behind the brutal murder of a 14-year-old African American boy by two white men in Mississippi in 1955. The film uncovered new eyewitnesses to the crime and helped prompt the U. S. Department of Justice to reopen the case.

Episode Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1506

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