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You're not going. Mamie, it's too dangerous for you to go down
to Mississippi right now. I heard the sheriffs
are passing along Negro license plate numbers
to the Klan members. Mr. Huff and Mr. Mooty
already have plans for me to safely travel. I'll fly to Memphis first. And then,
some people from the NAACP are going to drive me
to Clarksdale. And then, their field
secretary will pick me up and drive me to someone's house in a place called Mound Bayou. You want to go alone? I'm trying to be strong for Bo. What are you gonna do
down there? Something you can't
to Mississippi right now. I heard the sheriffs
are passing along Negro license plate numbers
to the Klan members. Mr. Huff and Mr. Mooty
already have plans for me to safely travel. I'll fly to Memphis first. And then,
some people from the NAACP are going to drive me
to Clarksdale. And then, their field
secretary will pick me up and drive me to someone's house in a place called Mound Bayou. You want to go alone? I'm trying to be strong for Bo. What are you gonna do
down there? Something you can't
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You're not going.
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Mamie, it's too dangerous
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for you to go down
to Mississippi right now.
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I heard the sheriffs
are passing along
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Negro license plate numbers
to the Klan members.
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Mr. Huff and Mr. Mooty
already have plans
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for me to safely travel.
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I'll fly to Memphis first.
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And then,
some people from the NAACP
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are going to drive me
to Clarksdale.
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And then, their field
secretary will pick me up
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and drive me to someone's house
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in a place called Mound Bayou.
00:00:28.428 --> 00:00:30.363
You want to go alone?
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I'm trying to be strong for Bo.
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What are you gonna do
down there?
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Something you can't.
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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.
