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News of an open-casket funeral for the slain
14-year-old Emmett Till has spread
throughout the country. Many people were in shock
over the brutal slaying and couldn't believe
something like this could happen to a child. My heart goes out
to her. I'm a mother too. It could be any one of us. The right thing is to
show America, and the world, exactly what happened. We know the boy was killed, but you're making a freak show
of his death. I think she brave. Can't we just grieve in peace? This stuff ain't
gonna stop till we see it. I support her. It is my
opinion that the guilt begins with Mrs. Bryant... and I wanna see
Mrs. Bryant punished, those two men punished, and any other persons
who were in on this thing. The pressure should start from the president
of the United States, all the way down to the township of Money, Mississippi. I won't rest until that happens, even if I have to go
to Money, Mississippi myself. Do you have any evidence bearing on this case? I do know that this is my son
14-year-old Emmett Till has spread
throughout the country. Many people were in shock
over the brutal slaying and couldn't believe
something like this could happen to a child. My heart goes out
to her. I'm a mother too. It could be any one of us. The right thing is to
show America, and the world, exactly what happened. We know the boy was killed, but you're making a freak show
of his death. I think she brave. Can't we just grieve in peace? This stuff ain't
gonna stop till we see it. I support her. It is my
opinion that the guilt begins with Mrs. Bryant... and I wanna see
Mrs. Bryant punished, those two men punished, and any other persons
who were in on this thing. The pressure should start from the president
of the United States, all the way down to the township of Money, Mississippi. I won't rest until that happens, even if I have to go
to Money, Mississippi myself. Do you have any evidence bearing on this case? I do know that this is my son
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News of an open-casket funeral
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for the slain
14-year-old Emmett Till
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has spread
throughout the country.
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Many people were in shock
over the brutal slaying
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and couldn't believe
something like this
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could happen to a child.
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My heart goes out
to her. I'm a mother too.
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It could be any one of us.
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The right thing is to
show America, and the world,
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exactly what happened.
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We know the boy was killed,
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but you're making a freak show
of his death.
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I think she brave.
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Can't we just grieve in peace?
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This stuff ain't
gonna stop till we see it.
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I support her.
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It is my
opinion that the guilt begins
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with Mrs. Bryant...
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and I wanna see
Mrs. Bryant punished,
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those two men punished,
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and any other persons
who were in on this thing.
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The pressure should start
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from the president
of the United States,
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all the way down to the township
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of Money, Mississippi.
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I won't rest until that happens,
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even if I have to go
to Money, Mississippi myself.
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Do you have any evidence
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bearing on this case?
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I do know that this is my son.
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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.
