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The murder of Emmett Till
Title
The murder of Emmett Till [videorecording] / WGBH Educational Foundation ; produced and directed by Stanley Nelson ; written by Marcia Smith.
ISBN
079369552X
9780793695522
Edition
Full screen version.
Published
Hollywood, Calif. : PBS Home Video, c2004.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (approximately 60 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally broadcast in 2003 as part of the television series The American experience.
Cinematographer, Robert Shepard ; edited by Lewis Erskine ; narrator, Andre Braugher ; composer, Tom Phillips.
Closed-captioned.
Summary
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 their story to a journalist, providing grisly details of the murder. Three months after Till's body was recovered, the Montgomery Bus Boycott began.
Variant and related titles
American experience (Television program)
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 19, 2011
Credits
Cinematographer, Robert Shepard ; edited by Lewis Erskine ; narrator, Andre Braugher ; composer, Tom Phillips.
Performers
Narrator, Andre Braugher.
System details note
DVD; NTSC 1; English Dolby surround stereo.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
Historical films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Also listed under
PBS Home Video.
WGBH Educational Foundation.
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