Useful Links
Unpublished memoir of Emmett Till's accuser raises new questions
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/18/us/emmett-till-memoir-accuser-new-questions-reaj/index.html
Emmett Till’s mother opened his casket and sparked the civil rights movement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/07/12/emmett-tills-mother-opened-his-casket-and-sparked-the-civil-rights-movement/
Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/emmett-tills-death-inspired-movement
The Murder of Emmett Till (Film)Airs August 23, 2022
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/till/#part01
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case
By. Chris Crowe
https://bookshop.org/books/getting-away-with-murder-the-true-story-of-the-emmett-till-case/9780451478726
https://www.cnn.com/2022/07/18/us/emmett-till-memoir-accuser-new-questions-reaj/index.html
Emmett Till’s mother opened his casket and sparked the civil rights movement
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/retropolis/wp/2018/07/12/emmett-tills-mother-opened-his-casket-and-sparked-the-civil-rights-movement/
Emmett Till's Death Inspired a Movement
https://nmaahc.si.edu/explore/stories/emmett-tills-death-inspired-movement
The Murder of Emmett Till (Film)Airs August 23, 2022
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/till/#part01
Getting Away with Murder: The True Story of the Emmett Till Case
By. Chris Crowe
https://bookshop.org/books/getting-away-with-murder-the-true-story-of-the-emmett-till-case/9780451478726
Primary & Secondary Sources
Library of Congress Civil Rights History Project: Emmet Till
Photos, prints, drawings
https://www.loc.gov/photos/?q=emmett+till
Legislation
https://www.loc.gov/search/?q=emmett+till&fa=partof%3Acongress.gov
Paul Robeson’s Telegram about the Till Trial
//www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-era.html#obj087
Photos, prints, drawings
https://www.loc.gov/photos/?q=emmett+till
Legislation
https://www.loc.gov/search/?q=emmett+till&fa=partof%3Acongress.gov
Paul Robeson’s Telegram about the Till Trial
//www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-era.html#obj087
Lessons
“That Part’s Not True”
Many teachers in the United States will include a lesson on Emmett Till as an introduction to the civil rights movement or as part of their Black History Month plans. This year, it’s time to modify the lesson.
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/that-parts-not-true
Emmett Till: A Series of Four Lessons
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/emmett-till-series-four-lessons
This unit is a series of four complementary activities that accompany the documentary film The Murder of Emmett Till. They provide a vehicle for discussing this powerful film while also establishing important historical context to better understand its place within American history and for our understanding of the fragility of democracy. Ideally, all lessons should be used, but they can also can be used on their own.
The first lesson focuses on students confronting the murder and subsequent trial and then begins to explore people's responses at the time to the tragedy. In the second lesson, students will get a better sense of the historical context of Emmett Till's life and death as they examine the choices made by people highlighted in the film. In the third lesson, students analyze the film within an historical context of lynching and the early struggles against Jim Crow and racism. The final lesson discusses the meaning of the Emmett Till case for the modern civil rights movement and its legacy today for both Americans and the rest of the world.
Confronting the Murder
Students will confront and process emotionally difficult visual images and subject matter, and also analyze multiple perspectives of a major international historical event. In addition, students will develop a fundamental understanding of the significance of this event within the historical context of the time period. This first lesson introduces students to the film and explores their personal reactions, as well as contemporary responses to the brutal murder of a fourteen-year old African American boy in 1955
Examining the Choices People Made
Students will better understand the social context that surrounded the murder and trial of Emmett Till, as well as analyze the relationship between choices made by people depicted in the film and their place in the society of that time. In addition, students will morally reflect about the actions of perpetrators, bystanders, and those who risked their lives during this event.
Connecting the History of Lynching to the Murder
Students will better understand the relationship between the history of lynching and the murder of Emmett Till, as well as understand how the early anti-lynching movement laid the foundation for the modern civil rights movement. In addition, students will explore the role the media played in both perpetuating images and ideas of dehumanization, as well as exposing human rights abuses in this history.
Choosing to remember:
Students explore the meaning of the Emmet Till case for the modern civil rights movement
Students will make informed connections between past events and issues today, as well as creatively express historical understanding through multi-media. In addition, students will critically reflect upon the role historical memory plays in promoting informed civic practice.
Many teachers in the United States will include a lesson on Emmett Till as an introduction to the civil rights movement or as part of their Black History Month plans. This year, it’s time to modify the lesson.
https://www.learningforjustice.org/magazine/that-parts-not-true
Emmett Till: A Series of Four Lessons
https://www.facinghistory.org/resource-library/emmett-till-series-four-lessons
This unit is a series of four complementary activities that accompany the documentary film The Murder of Emmett Till. They provide a vehicle for discussing this powerful film while also establishing important historical context to better understand its place within American history and for our understanding of the fragility of democracy. Ideally, all lessons should be used, but they can also can be used on their own.
The first lesson focuses on students confronting the murder and subsequent trial and then begins to explore people's responses at the time to the tragedy. In the second lesson, students will get a better sense of the historical context of Emmett Till's life and death as they examine the choices made by people highlighted in the film. In the third lesson, students analyze the film within an historical context of lynching and the early struggles against Jim Crow and racism. The final lesson discusses the meaning of the Emmett Till case for the modern civil rights movement and its legacy today for both Americans and the rest of the world.
Confronting the Murder
Students will confront and process emotionally difficult visual images and subject matter, and also analyze multiple perspectives of a major international historical event. In addition, students will develop a fundamental understanding of the significance of this event within the historical context of the time period. This first lesson introduces students to the film and explores their personal reactions, as well as contemporary responses to the brutal murder of a fourteen-year old African American boy in 1955
Examining the Choices People Made
Students will better understand the social context that surrounded the murder and trial of Emmett Till, as well as analyze the relationship between choices made by people depicted in the film and their place in the society of that time. In addition, students will morally reflect about the actions of perpetrators, bystanders, and those who risked their lives during this event.
Connecting the History of Lynching to the Murder
Students will better understand the relationship between the history of lynching and the murder of Emmett Till, as well as understand how the early anti-lynching movement laid the foundation for the modern civil rights movement. In addition, students will explore the role the media played in both perpetuating images and ideas of dehumanization, as well as exposing human rights abuses in this history.
Choosing to remember:
Students explore the meaning of the Emmet Till case for the modern civil rights movement
Students will make informed connections between past events and issues today, as well as creatively express historical understanding through multi-media. In addition, students will critically reflect upon the role historical memory plays in promoting informed civic practice.