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Emmett Till Drama With Whoopi Goldberg Adds Frankie Faison, Jayme Lawson and More

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and Roger Guenveur Smith. Jalyn Hall was also previously announced for the cast. “Till” is about Mamie Till-Mobley, who led a pursuit for justice for her 14-year-old son Emmett Louis Till following his gruesome murder in 1955 after he was accused of offending a white woman in a grocery store.

She chose to have an open casket for her son and let Jet magazine publish the horrific photos from the funeral, which became a galvanizing moment for the civil rights movement.Chukwu also wrote the screenplay for “Till” based on a previous draft by Keith Beauchamp and Michael J P Reilly.

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