The Murder of Emmett Till -
american experience

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.

Duration: 56 minutes and 46 seconds

Episode Number: 1506

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As television's longest-running, most-watched history series, American Experience brings to life the incredible characters and epic stories that helped form this nation.

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