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Article on the historical authenticity employed in the novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and the characterization of the social and ideological issues associated in the Emmett Till trial.
Tour of the Sumner County Courthouse Courtroom where the Emmett Till trial took place. Bill Foster and Sue Clifton explain how the room was set up for the duration of the trial including who was sitting where. Caution: Some offensive...
Clip shows the historic placard and the land where the home of J.W. Milam once stood. Milam later confessed that he and his half-brother Roy Bryant initially beat Emmett Till in a barn behind the house.
Film shows Shurden Plantation and the sheds still on property. J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant brought Emmett Till to a barn on Shurden Plantation where they beat and killed him. Included in this footage is an interview with Penny Andrews ...
Film shows the area in and around the Glendora Gin, Quonset Hut. J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant removed an old metal fan from this structure and used it to weigh down Emmett Till's body when they dumped him in the Tallahatchie River after...
Film shows the Seed Shed in Drew, Mississippi where Emmett Till was tortured before his murder. Footage includes discussion between Clifton and a local tour guide about Emmett Till.
Film shows the Seed Shed in Drew, Mississippi where Emmett Till was tortured before his murder. Footage is outside views of the shed and surrounding farmland.
Film shows view of the water from the Old Black Bayou Bridge where J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant dumped Emmett Till's body after murdering him. Footage includes discussion of the Till torture and murder as well as the discovery of a white...
Includes discussion of Till and monster movies, Till in Mississippi, racism in Chicago and Mississippi, interview break, Elizabeth and Moses Wright in Chicago, and family lore about Till. No sound at end of recording.
Includes discussion of fishing in Mississippi, sharecropping in Mississippi, Wright family stories, “reporters” in Wright house at 2 am, staying in Mississippi during Till trial, and sharecropping wages.
Includes Willie and work ethic, Thelma and moving around United States, interview wrap up, paperwork, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, No sound after around 6:00.
Film shows the area in and around the Glendora Gin, Quonset Hut. J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant removed an old metal fan from this structure and used it to weigh down Emmett Till's body when they dumped him in the Tallahatchie River after...
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