"Till" on Amazon Prime
This is the story of the kidnapping and lynching of Emmet Till in 1955 Mississippi. His "crime" was whistling at a white woman. The story follows his mother Mamie Till, from being a mom to becoming a civil rights activist after losing her only child to racist violence. Her son had been beaten and thrown in a river after he was killed. She allowed photos of his bloated body to be published, and had an open casket funeral.
This is an important piece of American history.
I watched this yesterday and I have to say it was very powerful. Its painful to watch.
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