Emmett Till movie arrives to theaters
CHICAGO (CBS) -- It has been more than 60 years since the horrific lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till in Mississippi. The movie "Till" is based on the relationship between young Emmett and his mother, Mamie.
Till was born in Chicago and now his story comes to the big screen.
The film is in select theaters and explores her choice for an open-casket funeral.
The public seeing the excessive violence against her son marked a key moment in the civil rights movement.
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