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Emmett Till's Murder After a long campaign by the NAACP, the Justice Department has decided to re-open the 1955 murder case of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Some credit the case with starting the civil rights movement.

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Keith Beauchamp
*Documentary filmmaker, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till
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Emmett Till's Murder

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After a long campaign by the NAACP, the Justice Department has decided to re-open the 1955 murder case of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Some credit the case with starting the civil rights movement.

Guest:

Keith Beauchamp
*Documentary filmmaker, The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till