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Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley (born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan; November 23, 1921 – January 6, 2003) was an American educator and activist. 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.
Mamie Till-Mobley (born November 23, 1921, near Webb, Mississippi, U.S.—died January 6, 2003, Chicago, Illinois) 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.
Women Who Shaped History. A Smithsonian magazine special report. History | October 13, 2022. How Emmett Till’s Mother Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement. A new film dramatizes the life of...
Resource. Life Story: Mamie Till-Mobley (1921-2003) Mother and Activist. The story of a grieving mother who insisted on informing the world about the horrifying lynching of her son, Emmett Till. Content Warning: This resource addresses lynching and extreme and graphic violence. Print Page. Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till. Photograph.
Mamie Till Mobley. 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,...
“Let the people see what I’ve seen.” —Mamie Till-Mobley, PBS American Experience. After learning of the horrific murder of her only child, Mrs. Till-Mobley demanded Emmett’s body be returned to Chicago. Her next request turned private grief into the grief of the nation.
Photo Illustration by ABC News | Gado via Getty Images. 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 ...
