On Aug. 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted and brutally murdered. His devastated mother, Mamie, held an open-casket funeral and shared photos of her son with the press. She said, "The whole nation had to bear witness to this." Watch Emmett Till's story: https://comca.st/3KtFUdj | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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On Aug. 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was abducted and brutally murdered. His devastated mother, Mamie, held an open-casket funeral and shared photos of her son with the press. She said, "The whole nation had to bear witness to this." Watch Emmett Till's story: https://comca.st/3KtFUdj | Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
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