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. (90 minutes)

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

Check PBS Video

UPCOMING EPISODES

Mon, 10/27 at 8:00 pm on Austin PBS HDTV

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Fri, 10/31 at 6:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Fri, 10/31 at 7:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)

Fri, 10/31 at 11:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 12:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 7:00 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 8:30 am on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 1:00 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part One

The life of Henry Kissinger, from his childhood in Germany to his life in America, including his rise to the top echelons of American foreign policy during Vietnam. (90 minutes)

Sat, 11/1 at 2:30 pm on Austin PBS WORLD

Kissinger: Part Two

How Henry Kissinger's anti-Communist zeal shaped U.S. foreign policy in Vietnam, China, Chile and the Soviet Union during the second half of the 20th century. (90 minutes)