The 14-year-old victim was Emmett Till, and his horrendous death drove much of the American ... way I could describe this,” Mamie Till said. Photos of his disfigured face first appeared in ...

Carolyn Bryant Donham’s death does not bring justice to the family or memory of Emmett Till ... the years and decades following Till’s murder, seeing the photo of his mangled face for the ...

On Aug. 28, 1955, Emmett Till ... galvanized the civil rights movement after Till’s mother insisted on an open casket, and Jet magazine published photos of his brutalized body.

AP Photo AP In August 1955, Till left his home in ... felt like a victim as well as Emmett” and “paid dearly with an altered life” after his death. In 1955, “she testified that Till ...

The 14-year-old victim was Emmett Till, and his horrendous death was pivotal in the American ... is no way I could describe this,” she said. Photos of his disfigured face first appeared in ...