Emmett Till: Crash Course Black American History #34

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In 1955, a 14-year-old boy named Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Money, Mississippi. The white men who murdered him killed him for being Black. Emmett Till's mother chose to have an open casket funeral, and show the world what had been done to her son. Despite the killers being acquitted in court, the story of Emmett Till and the jarring images of his funeral shocked the nation and were a vital catalyst in turning the civil rights movement into a nationwide phenomenon.
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VIDEO SOURCES
Timothy B. Tyson, The Blood of Emmett Till (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2018).
Charles Payne, I’ve Got the Light of Freedom: The Organizing Tradition and the Mississippi Freedom Struggle (University of California Press, 2007).
Onwuachi-Willig, Angela. “The Trauma of the Routine: Lessons on Cultural Trauma from the Emmett Till Verdict.” Sociological Theory 34, no. 4 (December 2016): 335-57. doi.org/10.1177/0735275116679864.
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smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/emmett-Tills-casket-goes-to-the-smithsonian-144696940/#:~:text=Till's%20murder%20became%20a%20rallying,African%20American%20History%20and%20Culture.
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wamu.org/story/18/10/30/let-t...
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@Kiah4Pandas 2 жыл бұрын

my grandfather and his mother (my great grandmother) actually went to the funeral. it is something that has stayed with him his entire life and a story he tells us all. thank you for making this video!

@mesp25 2 жыл бұрын

“Look what they did to my boy”. As a parent I couldn’t imagine. Mamie is a hero

@chrisamoure Жыл бұрын

The story of Emmett Till never fails to make me shed a tear. What happened to him was just so tragic, no child should ever go through that. People can be so disgusting, and cruel.

@erraticonteuse 2 жыл бұрын

My school taught us about the murder of Emmett Till, but not about Mamie. The more I learn about her, the more convinced I am she should be as much of a household name as Rosa Parks and MLK.

@cashmilla 6 ай бұрын

I didn’t know about Emmett Till. I’m grateful to know his and his mother’s name now. We in Europe are so uneducated on American segregation and we propagate it here as a consequence of ignorance. Thank you for educating people all over the world about the terror of racism.

@rodolfoolmos9503 2 жыл бұрын

Learning about history can be heartbreaking, but it's important to remember the atrocities people have done. Thank you for this series! One of the best in crash course.

@avocadosmile3522 2 жыл бұрын

I didn’t realize that happened on 1955. My dad was born in April of that year and will be 67 this year. I’m 30 years old this year. It’s crazy how recent this was. I never thought about that. Wow

@angstyyaksha5842 Жыл бұрын

History forgotten is history doomed to be repeated. Thank you for shining light on this absolutely heartbreaking case.

@RedLogicYT Жыл бұрын

Carolyn has passed away today. She was never punished. Sad.

@vic3roy 2 жыл бұрын

Clint! I attended your presentation over zoom for Monroe Community College! Thank you so much for going over the heinous and unjust murder of Emmett Till, this is an important part of Black American History.

@jalennelson6008 2 жыл бұрын

This story hits deep. I've known about this for a long time but the evil of that crime still is alive and well!

@malic_zarith Жыл бұрын

There is no punishment too extreme for men who do something like that to a little boy.

@Shona100 2 жыл бұрын

I think a detail the video left out was that the body of Emmett Till was also burned and set fire to along with shooting and hanging him, etc. Truly gruesome 😭 but the video really got it’s point across from how chilling the event was with having only his voice as the only noise

@yawpitchroll 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video, and well done for emphasizing so eloquently how very close this “history” really is.

@asprywrites6327 2 жыл бұрын

When I started watching Crash Course two years ago, I never expected to encounter one that would make me cry.

@MarthaMoreno-tc5jd Жыл бұрын

And the criminals were unpunished !!🤬🤬🤬

@ty_teynium 2 жыл бұрын

I heard he would be 78 or so today. He could've still be alive today, along with most others who've lived during those times! It's wild! How so many years and days pass, and yet the past, is still only recent. Indeed, only a few miles away.

@edwinramirez1019 2 жыл бұрын

I hope this series will also cover the assassinations of Black Panther leaders. It never came up in any curriculum that I was in, including at the university.

@basilegituranya5168 2 жыл бұрын

"let the people see what they did to my boy"

@johne.coughlan6824 2 жыл бұрын

The problem is it still around today. Like the Fed EX driver who was shot, because he was in the "wrong" neighborhood recently.

@calie-annecaz5474 2 жыл бұрын

How awful i can feel his mothers pain. Her expression just screams hurt anger u can see her broken heart 💔

@TagWallsFeedPeople 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent work with this, as always. It is so very important that we remember how contemporary the violence of racism truly is.

@grenade4500 Жыл бұрын

The fact that the news only published this story after it became popular and not even when it occurred really is sad

@IsabelleAProf 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Crash Course for this heavy episode...there so much to reflect upon after this episode.

@thegreenrose147 Жыл бұрын

Watched this video earlier this year and it broke my heart (this story will never cease to get to me, I have an eternal sore spot for this poor baby 😢). Coming back now, after the passing of his accuser, to take a moment to reflect on this beautiful boy and how HE deserved to see the age of 88, as well as his mama who died without seeing Justice for her boy but became a hero for her actions, sparking a major change in American (and global) society. The murder of her child and her decision for an open casket at his funeral changed EVERYTHING. And I’ll never get over the irony: they killed Emmett the way they did as a means to instill fear and “keep us in our place.” (Which is what every lynching was for anyway but you get what I’m saying.) And BECAUSE they did him like that, Black people fought for change; their effort to keep us scared made us fight louder and harder than we ever had till that point and we changed the world. For Emmett. You deserved life, baby boy. We gon always go up for you, believe that! Rest In Peace to you and your mother Mamie. 💐💐💐✊🏽

@georgeglenister2345 Жыл бұрын

This made me really sad. Im not even American and this makes me so sad.

@Fernando-li4uv Жыл бұрын

Well-paced storyteller.

@wizardgherkin 2 жыл бұрын

Very significant event in civil rights, and important to understand in the history of america. Because this remains one of the foremost lessons that needs to be taught and understood in the world. Thank you.

@starieyes7390 Жыл бұрын

This case is why there shouldn't have the double jeopardy law... rest in paradise sweetheart 💔 💐

@korg47237 2 жыл бұрын

What an aptly timed release of the video considering recent news.

@Leah-vc3og Жыл бұрын

I started crying before the story even started

@tonyv3758 2 жыл бұрын

And so many people want to pretend like this history doesn't exist and move on.

@GalaxicNerd 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely powerful. Thank you so much for covering such a devistating but vital story.

@victoriaross3263 Жыл бұрын

You are an incredible and captivating storyteller!

@BlueManIan Жыл бұрын

I have a question about double jeopardy: if you can't be tried twice for the same crime then why weren't the two guys who got away with killing Emmett sued in appeals court?

@VerhoevenSimon 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for covering this though subject. One can only wonder how history would have diverged without the brave choice by his mother.

@alejandroperez-yy9ym Жыл бұрын

I never knew about this till a little bit ago

@JohnFitzKennedy959 Жыл бұрын

I don't think I will ever understand fully, being a white teen in the middle of no where Michigan, but this story will always sicken me. I love history and watched this video after seeing the "Till" trailer about Emmit Till to relearn the information, and I feel like I've been hit my an emotional train. This is awful, and I will always struggle to believe how a human could do that to a boy, or how a human could commit such atrocities. Then again I think that's one of the reasons I like history. It seems to expose a dark ad shocking past, one desrvesed to be spoken and learn from. Rest in peace Emmitt till.

@user-ul7gg6xo5o Жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking the time to educate us.

@TeaRex 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this crash course!

@veltribobbieable 2 жыл бұрын

A crying shame this happened to this innocent young man. His poor mother!

@megcampbell2900 15 күн бұрын

Incredibly well done video, handled a sensitive but very important topic with a respect and grace that is very moving. Very informative and insightful

@kofiosei536 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@crashcourse 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for your generosity!

@kamelajameel2976 9 ай бұрын

emmett tills story (along with pretty much all of the atrocities black people have suffered) will always break my heart. i can’t believe that grown men could do so much harm to a young child just because of the colour of his skin. i hope the woman that lied and essentially caused his death lived the rest of her life like it was hell on earth and now that she’s dead, i hope she is rotting in hell. rest in peace emmett and mamie till🙏🏾❤️

@williambilyeu9801 2 жыл бұрын

The murder of Emmett Till was a most heinous crime. I only learned of it much later. I have seen some of the photos. This is an excellent presentation. I will have to try to visit the Museum of African American History, perhaps with some of my Godchildren.

@qwertyuiopgarth 2 жыл бұрын

None of this was that long ago, and far too much of it is not yet gone.

@CreeceMarquis 2 жыл бұрын

Love this series!!

@lois7956 2 жыл бұрын

Such a powerful episode. Well done

@malcolmclay9856 2 жыл бұрын

It’s sad too because they published a book about it. I still don’t have the heart to watch the Hulu series. Now there’s the Emmett Till Anti Lynching Law that’s going to be passed.

@pamelahomeyer748 Жыл бұрын

Did you see the new Emmett Till alert? I found your site a little while ago but I did not see the Black History Section until now and I'm really excited about it. Thank you for making these videos. I don't want to go to my grade without seeing some of this resolved. I remember trying to be friends with a black girl in first grade but her parents wouldn't let me. Prejudice runs both ways but back then I understood later why it was so difficult as we lived in Detroit and it was during the 50s

@luc1lle1984 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent crash course thank you

@HiddeWinter Жыл бұрын

here because of the unveiling of the statue of him. i did not know who he was but now i do, and he deserved better

@Quader417 Жыл бұрын

Ur composure is commendable bc I started and stopped crying at at least 3 different points in this video

@micarod3251 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing this! I didn’t know who he was until college, please keep educating and uncovering the ugly past.

@kimwallace9370 2 жыл бұрын

The children need to know the truth A-Z period no cap especially the evil Sins of there FORE FATHERS. Rest In Power Emmett🙏🏿

@karynsnake7352 5 ай бұрын

Rest in Power, the heroic and eternally inspiring, Till family.

@chashahjohnson Жыл бұрын

This one really got to me. Absolutely heart-wrenching.

@persephonebrown7877 Жыл бұрын

This was AWESOME!

@uprightape100 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much.

@allisha312 Жыл бұрын

It's really sad that the only reason I even found out about Emmet and his mom miss mamie was because KZfaq got me again and I ended up spending hours clicking on one random video to the next and I ended up coming across a video talking about their heart breaking but extremely powerful life story. Come to find out that alot of the people I know never knew about them either.. and that's so sad and upsetting because this is something schools should be teaching kids about when they talk about important things that happened in the past and the powerful message miss mamie was sending when she let the world see the damage caused to her innocent little boy because of the color of his skin and her bravery by standing up and saying no I won't be scared into staying quite about what those monster did to my son and what these type of monsters have been doing for years! Amazing women

@deatheternal720 Жыл бұрын

Ive always loved black history but so much of it is so heartbreaking... This is the shit that racists and people who are Anti BLM need to learn about. If they had the slightest semblance of Humanity or compassion... And even the smallest portion of their brain... Theyd be able to understand why BLM exists..

@coilytextured9374 2 жыл бұрын

Great video!!

@BezzyBee03 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you, Dr smith

@pamelahomeyer748 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for these videos this is wonderful. I just found you where have you been all my life. I remember standing up in junior high saying to my history teacher where are the black people in this history book and where are the women

@pete7389 2 жыл бұрын

I never knew about Emmit Till until I became an adult. This was not covered in high school history class.

@tocaautumn6415 Жыл бұрын

I’m 9 now and now i see how my people are treated i watch the movie and it made me mad to see how my people like this but why why what did we do to them

@ericflores3747 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you CrashCourse, thoughtful and educational.

@micravinxenos3047 Жыл бұрын

I already knew about Emmett Till, & had seen the photos years ago. I told myself I wasn't going to ball my eyes out this time seeing them again, but I did, I just couldn't help it. Because I don't just think of only him & what kind of a monster would enjoy doing that to a child. I think of countless children who've been viciously attacked ,raped & killed before photographs were invented to capture the aftermath, the horror, because of racism, because of hate. So many stories untold, so many injustices.

@ianfitzpatrick2230 2 жыл бұрын

I saw something about this at the Manhattan film festival at the local university and it broke my heart. So so sad. Race hate is the opposite of human nature

@tammiediaz8354 5 ай бұрын

My ❤ ,and 🙏🙏 for this family. And all other family affected from the same treatment Justice is served! Can't belive it took this long.

@stylian65 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@BlueManIan Жыл бұрын

This is horrifying and heartbreaking. May the rest of our country learn from it and work toward a more just and equal society.

@cybermel0nanimates951 Жыл бұрын

"Rashad and Quinn both American-face the unspeakable truth that racism and prejudice didn't die after the civil rights movement. There's a future at stake a future where no one else will have to be absent because of police (and racist) brutality." (All American Boys by Jason Reynolds and Brandon Keily)

@sansharaelisheeka7772 Жыл бұрын

my heart omg. RIP Emmett

@naludragneel5371 3 ай бұрын

When i was a kid and my teacher told me this story i would try to pretend the story would continue with a happy ending, with him growing up and having kids a wonderful wife and getting old and spending time with his grandkids watching them growing up It made me so sad to know that none of it happened.

@scottymcmillan Жыл бұрын

Very angry that we didn’t learn about this in school in my time. I think this is very important history that needs to be taught hopefully it is being taught now to the new generation.

@saint3335 Жыл бұрын

Ayee I fw the video and the info you on here good stuff! Idk if it’s me but the narration is kinda slow 🫡

@saint3335 Жыл бұрын

Finna watch the movie rn

@RadMad789 2 жыл бұрын

😭❤️

@ivanbarbosa81 Жыл бұрын

Netflix is that black enough brought me here.This is outrageous and to think it happened not long ago.

@i_will_hug_your_mom 5 ай бұрын

1956 wasnt at all long ago In fact its only 1 generation away This happened in 1956... thats absolutely frightening to think about.

@rarity9788 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing the story of this beautiful souls heartbreaking story. This is exactly the way real history should be taught. The facts of it all and not just some two line blurb in a book! One thing I have learned from researching true history, is the fact that all races have faced terrible atrocities against them. I’m a mixed race woman who doesn’t fit in the “check your race box” on forms. Unfortunately nothing will change until EVERYONE finally realizes that we are ALL human beings that bleed red and cry salt water. There are so many truly evil people in the world, but people who harm others based solely upon skin pigment are the worst of the evil in the world! There is no place for racism in this world and I sincerely hope that one day, all societies will realize it! If not, I know that when Jesus comes back, he will set everything right once again. May Mr. Till rest in peace and comfort. God bless you all.

@jeanahollings 2 жыл бұрын

there are no words. except maybe, thank you.

@ngominh259 2 жыл бұрын

Am I ignorant for knowing Emmett only thanks to Chappelle?

@ThePinkPearll 2 жыл бұрын

We got a long ways to go😑

@101shadeira 8 ай бұрын

Wow Emmett mom lived til 2003

@adedamolaadeleke6228 Жыл бұрын

It happened so tragically soon in life on emmett till only fourteen years old

@In_TheMoonlight Жыл бұрын

In America, 100 years is a long time ago. I don't think that's something that's ever really going to change, but we can't let that automatic perception make us forget how recent some of these things were because when we dismiss something as happening "a long time ago", we allow ourselves to pretend we've moved on from it, even if its effects are still very much around today.

@Nike2030 Жыл бұрын

Just one minor correction. He whistled at her while he was outside as she was leaving the store.

@jonklimkoski5556 10 ай бұрын

I wish we all could take 5 minutes today to watch the Emmett Till short story to remember where we are going. Where we been and what are we doing for someone else. P.s. I'm a 48 year old White man