Uploaded June 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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August 1955, Emmett Till, a 14 year old boy from Chicago went on vacation to visit family in Mississippi.

What transpired the following week, was the brutal lynching of Emmett, and the birth of the Civil Rights Movement.

00:00 Title
00:20 Dr. R. Thomas Dewing Introduction
02:18 Bryant's Grocery Store
05:37 Trip to Moses Wright's home
09:57 "Christmas Morning in August" Simeon Wright Interview
12:34 Historical Footage