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I had to make a choice
that night. In a moment, I had to choose. And you chose yours over mine. It wasn't just two White men
with a gun that night. It was every White man
who'd rather see a Negro dead than breathin'
the same air as him. Every sheriff,
every judge in this town was at my door that night. I was facin' a lot more
than two men with a gun
that night. In a moment, I had to choose. And you chose yours over mine. It wasn't just two White men
with a gun that night. It was every White man
who'd rather see a Negro dead than breathin'
the same air as him. Every sheriff,
every judge in this town was at my door that night. I was facin' a lot more
than two men with a gun
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I had to make a choice
that night.
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In a moment, I had to choose.
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And you chose yours over mine.
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It wasn't just two White men
with a gun that night.
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It was every White man
who'd rather see a Negro dead
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than breathin'
the same air as him.
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Every sheriff,
every judge in this town
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was at my door that night.
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I was facin' a lot more
than two men with a gun.
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Movie Summary
In 1955, after Emmett Till is murdered in a brutal lynching, his mother vows to expose the racism behind the attack while working to have those involved brought to justice.
