Famed actress Whoopi Goldberg is set to co-star and produce a film about Emmett Till’s unfortunate 1955 lynching, but plans to do so by telling the tragic tale from the perspective of his mom, Mamie Till-Mobley.
Emmett Till Funeral Location & Other Black Churches To Receive Preservation Grant For Historic Sites
The Chicago church where Emmett Till's funeral was held, along with a few other Black historic sites, will officially be preserved as such with grant funding of more than $3 million.
A federal report sent to congress in March noted that the 1955 case would be reopened in light of unspecified new information.
Emmett Till's White female accuser, Carolyn Bryant Donham, admits to lying about the claim that led to his lynching, according to a newly released book.
