- Collection:
- American Experience
- Title:
- The murder of Emmett Till
- Contributor to Resource:
- PBS Online
- Date of Original:
- 2009
- Subject:
- Murder--Mississippi
African American boys--Mississippi
Men, White--Mississippi
African Americans--Civil rights--Mississippi
Segregation--Mississippi
African American women--Illinois--Chicago - People:
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003 - Location:
- United States, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, 41.85003, -87.65005
United States, Mississippi, Leflore County, 33.55052, -90.30106 - Medium:
- instructional materials
web sites
texts (document genres)
documentaries and factual works
study guides
timelines (chronologies) - Type:
- Collection
- Description:
- Web site companion to the PBS film "The murder of Emmett Till." The site contains a transcript of the film, a timeline of significant events from the birth of Mamie Till in 1921 to her death in 2003, information about people and events covered in the film, and a teacher's guide for using the film in the class room. The site also includes individuals' memories of the event and a look at segregation in Mississippi and Illinois at the time of the murder and now.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/till/
- Contributing Institution:
- Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.)
- Rights:
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