August 28, 1955 At age 14, a young black Emmett Louis Till is murdered Mississippi for whistling at a white woman.
September 23, 1955 An all white jury deliberates for 67 minutes and acquits Till’s killers.
December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat, launching the Civil Rights Movement.
January 1956 Look Magazine prints a confession from Till’s killers JW Milam and Roy Bryant.
Spring 1996 Beauchamp decides to devote all of his time on the Till case & film.
January 6, 2003 Before the film release & the case is reopened, Mamie Till Mobley dies at 81 still fighting for justice for her son.
May 10, 2004 The Justice Department reopened the investigation into the murder of Emmett Louis Till.
October 21, 2004 CBS 60 minutes runs story on Emmett Louis Till, Ed Bradley later wins Emmy for the story.
August 17, 2005 On the 50th anniversary of Till’s death, the film begins opening in selected theaters.
February 28, 2006 The DVD is released including a classroom addition with six lesson plans.
September 14, 2005 The Till Bill is passed by the US Senate allowing the Justice Department to probe old Civil Rights Cases.
September 23, 1955 An all white jury deliberates for 67 minutes and acquits Till’s killers.
December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat, launching the Civil Rights Movement.
January 1956 Look Magazine prints a confession from Till’s killers JW Milam and Roy Bryant.
Spring 1996 Beauchamp decides to devote all of his time on the Till case & film.
January 6, 2003 Before the film release & the case is reopened, Mamie Till Mobley dies at 81 still fighting for justice for her son.
May 10, 2004 The Justice Department reopened the investigation into the murder of Emmett Louis Till.
October 21, 2004 CBS 60 minutes runs story on Emmett Louis Till, Ed Bradley later wins Emmy for the story.
August 17, 2005 On the 50th anniversary of Till’s death, the film begins opening in selected theaters.
February 28, 2006 The DVD is released including a classroom addition with six lesson plans.
September 14, 2005 The Till Bill is passed by the US Senate allowing the Justice Department to probe old Civil Rights Cases.
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