Testament to History Film Series: The Murder of Emmett Till

In August of 1955, a 14 year-old black boy from Chicago, unschooled in the racial customs of the south, traveled to Mississippi to visit relatives. With adolescent bravado, he whistled at a white woman. Three nights later, Emmett Till was killed. His death was a powerful catalyst for the civil rights movement: three months after Till's body was found, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began. This powerful documentary inspired authorities to the reopen the investigation of the murder.

55 min, directed by Stanley Nelson.