American Experience.

American Experience

The Murder of Emmett Till

In August 1955 two Mississippians bludgeon and kill Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy, for whistling at a white woman; their acquittal and boasting of the atrocity spur the civil rights cause. (60 minutes)

Can't find the episode you're looking for?

Check PBS Video

UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 3/23 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Vote

The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. (60 minutes)

Tue, 3/24 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Vote

The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. (60 minutes)

Wed, 3/25 at 3:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

The Vote

The campaign waged by American women for the right to vote results in the largest expansion of voting rights in U.S. history. (60 minutes)