His mother insisted that her son be displayed in a glass-topped casket, so the world could see his beaten body. Till's murder became a rallying point for the civil rights movement, and his family ...

Moses Wright identifies the body from a ring with the initials L.T. In Chicago, Mamie Till arrives at the Illinois Central Terminal to receive Emmett's casket. She is surrounded by family and ...

Mamie made a stunning decision -- Emmett would have an open casket funeral. "I think everybody needed to know what had happened to Emmett Till," she said. Some 50,000 people streamed in to view ...

A new national monument for Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley ... His mother insisted on an open casket. An estimated 250,000 mourners came. Rory Doyle for The New York Times Graball ...

(KTAL/KMSS) – A play about Emmett Till that features a local cast ... Emmett’s mother Mamie had an open-casket funeral for young Emmett because she wanted “the world to see” what Emmett ...

This national park site honors the family of Emmett Till, preserves the history of one of the country's most horrific hate crimes, and commemorates the struggle for civil rights that continues today.