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This video contains an interview with Mississippi resident Willie Reed about Emmett Till, an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Nelson, Stanley, 1951- (Producer, Director)
Format: Video
Language:English
Language Notes:In English.
Published: Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2003]
Series:Academic Video Online
Subjects:
Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Reed, Willie > Interviews.
Reed, Willie.
Till, Emmett, > 1941-1955.
Racism > Mississippi > History > 20th century.
Trials (Murder) > Mississippi.
Mississippi > Race relations.
Racisme > Mississippi > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Procès (Meurtre) > Mississippi.
Mississippi > Relations raciales.
Race relations.
Racism.
Trials (Murder)
Mississippi.
1900-1999
interviews.
History.
Interviews.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Unedited footage.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)
Description
Summary:This video contains an interview with Mississippi resident Willie Reed about Emmett Till, an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Physical Description:1 online resource (41 min.)
Playing Time:00:41:14
Awards:Won 2003 Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, Documentary