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American Experience | Clip | Emmett Till, a Sacrificial Lamb

No one ever did time for the killing of Emmett Till, a fourteen year old black boy from Chicago, but his murder, and the trial and acquittal of his killers, sent a powerful message, and his sad story spurred the Civil Rights movement.

0:01:06 | AIRED: 1/20/2003 |
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