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Photograph of Emmett Till with his mother, Mamie Till Mobley

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 3 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (8.9 × 12.4 cm)

Type: photographs; portraits

Date: ca. 1953-1955; printed later

Description: Black and white photographic print of Emmet Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley. Till wears a white shirt with tie and looks straight ahead. His mother, in a dark dress with light-colored ruffled collar, sits with her arm around his shoulders.

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; Hate crimes; Photography

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Mamie Till Mobley family.

Object number: 2012.102

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Mamie Bradley speaking to anti-lynching rally after acquittal of men accused of killing her son, Emmett Till, Harlem, NY

Created by: Villet, Grey, South African, 1927 - 2000
Subject of: Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 1/8 × 13 1/2 in. (23.2 × 34.3 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1955

Description: A black-and-white photograph of Mamie Bradley, mother of Emmett Till, standing above a large crowd with her right arm extended. The Food Family Supermarket appears in the background.

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; Photography; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2012.107.40

Restrictions & Rights: © Time Inc. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Till boy's funeral, Burr Oaks Cemetary sic

Photograph by: Mann, Dave
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003; Spearman, Alma

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 15/16 × 9 1/16 in. (22.7 × 23 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints; portraits

Place depicted: Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date: September 6, 1955

Description: Black-and-white image of seven individuals during outdoor funeral service; features two women dressed in black prominently in the foreground. The woman on the right has her left hand raised. There are multiple inscriptions on the back.

Topic: African American; Civil Rights; Hate crimes; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Lauren and Michael Lee

Object number: 2013.92

Restrictions & Rights: Public Domain

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Simeon Wright Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Wright, Simeon, American, 1942 - 2017
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:30:56

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 23, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.10.1a, 2011.174.10.1b, 2011.174.10.1c, and 2011.174.10.1d.; Simeon Wright discusses his cousin, Emmett Till, and his attempts to correct the historical record concerning Till's murder. He recalls Till's visit to his home in Mississippi, going to Bryant's store, and the night that Till was kidnapped. He remembers the trial, moving to Chicago, and how the murder and publicity affected his family.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0010

Topic: African American; American South; Civil rights; Hate crimes; Justice; Law; Race discrimination; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.10.1a-d

Restrictions & Rights: © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Wheeler Parker Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Parker, Wheeler Jr., American, born 1939
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 01:07:09

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 23, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.11.1a, 2011.174.11.1b, 2011.174.11.1c, 2011.174.11.1d, 2011.174.11.1e, and 2011.174.11.1f.; Wheeler Parker, Jr., discusses his visit to Mississippi with his cousin, Emmett Till. He recalls the incident at Bryant's store and the night that Till was kidnapped, and Till's funeral in Chicago. He remembers how the murder and publicity affected his family, the reopening of the case in 2004, and efforts to memorialize Till.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0011

Topic: African American; American South; Civil rights; Hate crimes; Law; Race discrimination; United States--History--1953-1961

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.11.1a-f

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Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview

Created by: Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
Interview of: Bassett, Emmett W. Ph. D., American, 1921 - 2013; Tietjen Bassett, Priscilla, American, born 1928
Interviewed by: Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
Subject of: Smith College, American, founded 1871; Tuskegee Institute, American, founded 1881; Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943; Till, Emmett, American, 1941 - 1955; Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003; March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Medium: digital
Dimensions: Duration: 02:10:53

Type: video recordings; oral histories; digital media - born digital

Place collected: Grahamsville, Sullivan County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted: Plainfield, Union County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America; Henry County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America; New York, United States, North and Central America; Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America; Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: July 21, 2011

Description: The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.38.1a, 2011.174.38.1b, 2011.174.38.1c, 2011.174.38.1d, 2011.174.38.1e, 2011.174.38.1f, 2011.174.38.1g, 2011.174.38.1h, 2011.174.38.1i, and 2011.174.38.1j.; Priscilla Tietjen Bassett recalls growing up in Plainfield, New Jersey, and attending Smith College, and Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. remembers growing up in Henry County, Virginia, serving in World War II, and attending Tuskegee Institute, where he assisted George Washington Carver with research. They tell how they met at a protest of a segregated restaurant in Massachusetts, raising money for Emmett Till's mother, their involvement in many civil rights groups in New York, and attending the March on Washington. They also discuss Dr. Bassett’s career as a professor of dairy science, Mrs. Bassett's career as a librarian, and their struggles as an interracial married couple.; LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0038

Topic: African American; Activism; Agriculture; American South; Civil rights; Domestic life; Education; Families; Labor; Race relations; Science; Segregation; Social reform; United States--History--1953-1961; World War II

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Object number: 2011.174.38.1a-j

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title: Civil Rights History Project
Classification: Media Arts-Film and Video

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Simeon Wright Oral History Interview

Wheeler Parker Oral History Interview

Emmett W. Bassett, Ph. D. and Priscilla Tietjen Bassett Oral History Interview