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The Body of Emmett Till

The Body of Emmett Till

Jul 17, 2016
8 min
DocumentaryHistoryCrime
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Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism. This short documentary was commissioned by "Time" magazine for their series "100 Photos" about the most influential photographs of all time.

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"Emmett Till was brutally killed in the summer of 1955. At his funeral, his mother forced the world to reckon with the brutality of American racism."

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Eating the Other: Emmett Till’s Memory, Myth, and Black Magic - BOMB Magazine

BOMB Magazine

Eating the Other: Emmett Till’s Memory, Myth, and Black Magic  BOMB Magazine

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The Guardian

‘There’s joy and love alongside the sadness and pain’: Chinonye Chukwu on directing Till  The Guardian

‘Till’ review: Danielle Deadwyler powers through tragedy, injustice - Los Angeles Times

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‘Till’ review: Danielle Deadwyler powers through tragedy, injustice  Los Angeles Times

Whoopi Goldberg reacts to 'Till' body criticism: 'That was not a fat suit, that was me' - Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly

Whoopi Goldberg reacts to 'Till' body criticism: 'That was not a fat suit, that was me'  Entertainment Weekly

Barbara Broccoli On Powerful Movie ‘Till’: “This Is Not A Time For Us To Look Away” – New York Film Festival - Deadline

Deadline

Barbara Broccoli On Powerful Movie ‘Till’: “This Is Not A Time For Us To Look Away” – New York Film Festival  Deadline

U.S. Reopens Emmett Till Investigation, Almost 63 Years After His Murder (Published 2018) - The New York Times

The New York Times

U.S. Reopens Emmett Till Investigation, Almost 63 Years After His Murder (Published 2018)  The New York Times

Another Look Into Dana Schutz’s “Open Casket” - African American Intellectual History Society

African American Intellectual History Society

Another Look Into Dana Schutz’s “Open Casket”  African American Intellectual History Society

Protesters Block, Demand Removal of a Painting of Emmett Till at the Whitney Biennial - Hyperallergic

Hyperallergic

Protesters Block, Demand Removal of a Painting of Emmett Till at the Whitney Biennial  Hyperallergic

THOUGHTS ON EMMETT TILL DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH - East County Magazine

East County Magazine

THOUGHTS ON EMMETT TILL DURING BLACK HISTORY MONTH  East County Magazine

Emmett Till memorial sign scarred by bullet holes - CNN

CNN

Emmett Till memorial sign scarred by bullet holes  CNN

How Emmett Till's murder revolutionized civil rights movement - CBS News

CBS News

How Emmett Till's murder revolutionized civil rights movement  CBS News

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