Mamie Till

Mamie Till was the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American boy who was brutally murdered in 1955. Her decision to hold an open-casket funeral for her son and allow the publication of graphic photographs of his body aimed to confront the nation with the realities of racial violence and injustice. Mamie Till’s courageous actions galvanized the civil rights movement and highlighted the urgent need for social change.