The murder of Emmett Till / WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; written by Marcia Smith.

The murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a black boy who whistled at a white woman in a Mississippi grocery store in 1955, was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement. Although Till's killers were apprehended, they were quickly acquitted by an all-white, all-male jury and proceeded to sell t...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: PBS Home Video
WGBH Educational Foundation
Other Authors: Nelson, Stanley, 1951-
Smith, Marcia A.
Braugher, Andre
Phillips, Tom
Language:English
Language and/or Writing System:
Closed-captioned.
Published: Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video, [2004], ©2004.
Edition:Full screen version.
Series:Rovi Media Collection. Movies.
Subjects:
Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955.
Lynching > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
African Americans > Crimes against > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
African American teenage boys.
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genre:
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences.
Format: Video DVD

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