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    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, American, 1902 - 1981
    Date
    September 6, 1955
    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)
    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.
    Place depicted
    Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Funeral customs and rites
    Hate crimes
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd595f23724-445b-4db6-be36-4ea7a0bcb549
  • Mamie Bradley speaking to anti-lynching rally after acquittal of men accused of killing her son, Emmett Till, Harlem, NY

    Photograph by
    Villet, Grey, South African, 1927 - 2000
    Subject of
    Till-Mobley, Mamie, American, 1921 - 2003
    Date
    1955
    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)
    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.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. 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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cfddc8a0-fddd-4da9-867e-b98e86410fe8
  • 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
    Date
    July 21, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:10:53
    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
    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
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Agriculture
    American South
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Education
    Families
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Labor
    Race relations
    Science
    Segregation
    Social reform
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd597b561dd-bb9a-4001-95f8-37e8bcdd7578
  • 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
    Date
    May 23, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:30:56
    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
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Law
    Race discrimination
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c65f0f11-7752-4723-9a69-6bf3e04512cd
  • 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
    Date
    ca. 1953-1955; printed later
    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)
    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.
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    photographs
    portraits
    Topic
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50d1116c6-9d02-47cc-a209-6ed4dd9dc066
  • 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
    Date
    May 23, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:07:09
    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
    Place collected
    Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    American South
    Civil rights
    Funeral customs and rites
    Hate crimes
    Law
    Race discrimination
    U.S. 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
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5dbda36df-533b-4051-ab5a-79cc07a76081
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