A small group including friends and family of civil rights activist Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, gathered ...

CHICAGO (CBS) – In 1955, Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy from Chicago, was found dead in the waters of Mississippi. He has been tortured and lynched after being accused of whistling at a white ...

"Till" is the new film about the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till - a crime that helped spark the civil rights movement. The movie has opened to rave reviews, and got us thinking about the ...

Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many facts about his life and his murder remained unknown for decades. More than 60 ...

The life of Emmett Till ended with a lie. There have been discrepancies over the decades about what was alleged to have transpired that fateful day in Drew, Mississippi,* when a 14-year-old Black boy ...

The new drama, “Till,” opening in select theaters this weekend, details the historic lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, a Chicagoan who was murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955.

The film’s writer-producer reflects on the drama’s long journey to the screen — only one part of his life’s work to bring justice for Emmett Till. By Keith Beauchamp My mission to get Till made is a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Emmett Till was remembered 60 years after his death Friday with a special ceremony and motorcade on Friday. In 1955, the Chicago teenager was kidnapped and killed by segregationists ...