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    She was the mother of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old teenager murdered in Mississippi on August 28, 1955, after accusations that he had whistled at a white grocery store cashier named Carolyn Bryant.

  2. Oct 13, 2022 · On September 23, 1955, an all-white, all-male jury acquitted the murderers after deliberating for just 67 minutes. In a January 1956 interview with Look magazine, both men admitted to the...

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  3. Mamie Till-Mobley was an American educator and activist who helped galvanize the emerging civil rights movement after her son, Emmett Till, was murdered in 1955 for allegedly flirting with a white grocery store clerk in Mississippi.

  4. In 1955, Mamie Till was unwillingly thrust into American history by her son's murder. From left: Walter Reed, Willie Reed, Mrs. Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till, Michigan congressman...

  5. Mar 10, 2023 · Mamie Till-Mobley (sometimes referred to as Mamie Till-Bradley) was an African American woman who became an iconic figure in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s following the brutal murder of her young son, Emmett Till.

  6. In July 1945, Louis died. The army sent Mamie his only personal item: a ring with his initials. Mamie eventually learned that Louis was executed for rape and murder. From then on, she almost never spoke of him. But she saved the ring because she believed Louis would have wanted Emmett to have it.

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  8. Jun 1, 2022 · The three-part series forms a powerful narrative about the life of teacher and activist Mamie Till-Mobley, whose son Emmett Till was only 14 years old when he was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by a group of men in 1955.

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