The first installment of the series begins with an examination of Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley's early life, Emmett Till's childhood, the fate of his father and the events that led to Emmett Till's murder in Mississippi in the summer of 1955. Ms. Mamie Till- Mobley and Emmett Till's cousins Rev. Wheeler Parker, who was a witness to his abduction, as well as Ms. Thelma Wright, Ms. Ollie Gordon and Amos Smith add context and a deeper explanation to the racial climate and chain of events that led Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley to make the heartbreaking decision to have an open-casket funeral for the world to see what happened to her son. Former first lady Mrs. Michelle Obama will also appear in the episode.

Starring:

Common, Nia Long, Michelle Obama, Jesse Jackson, Michael Eric Dyson, Christopher Benson, Dan Wakefield, Rev Wheeler Parker, Ms. Ollie Gordon, Amos Smith, Ms. Thelma Wright, 4 more, Lent Rice, Ms. Betty Pearson, Ms. Angie Thomas, John Edgar Wideman

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