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One month ago, I had
a nice apartment in Chicago. I had a good job. I had a son. When something happened
to the Negroes in the South, I said, "Well, that's
their business. Not mine." Now I know how wrong I was. The lynching of my son
has shown me that what happens
to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business
of us all
a nice apartment in Chicago. I had a good job. I had a son. When something happened
to the Negroes in the South, I said, "Well, that's
their business. Not mine." Now I know how wrong I was. The lynching of my son
has shown me that what happens
to any of us, anywhere in the world, had better be the business
of us all
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One month ago, I had
a nice apartment in Chicago.
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I had a good job. I had a son.
00:00:09.742 --> 00:00:12.144
When something happened
to the Negroes in the South,
00:00:12.177 --> 00:00:16.181
I said, "Well, that's
their business. Not mine."
00:00:16.215 --> 00:00:19.753
Now I know how wrong I was.
00:00:19.786 --> 00:00:22.055
The lynching of my son
has shown me
00:00:22.001 --> 00:00:24.124
that what happens
to any of us,
00:00:24.157 --> 00:00:25.426
anywhere in the world,
00:00:25.459 --> 00:00:28.528
had better be the business
of us all.
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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.
Actors
Alma Carthan
