1 00:00:05,048 --> 00:00:07,007 [breathing heavily] 2 00:00:11,098 --> 00:00:14,014 [exhales sharply] 3 00:00:14,144 --> 00:00:20,498 [rotary dial clicking] 4 00:00:20,629 --> 00:00:21,630 ALMA: Hello? 5 00:00:21,760 --> 00:00:23,458 Mama. 6 00:00:23,588 --> 00:00:24,850 Have you heard from Willie Mae? 7 00:00:24,981 --> 00:00:26,330 Willie Mae? No. Is everything okay? 8 00:00:26,461 --> 00:00:29,768 No. No, it's-- it's not okay. 9 00:00:29,899 --> 00:00:30,813 He's gone. 10 00:00:30,943 --> 00:00:32,641 -Who? Bobo? -Yes, Bobo. 11 00:00:32,771 --> 00:00:33,685 What do you mean he's gone? 12 00:00:33,816 --> 00:00:35,122 No, I-I-I don't know. 13 00:00:35,470 --> 00:00:39,474 She said-- she said some men came and took him last night. 14 00:00:39,604 --> 00:00:40,866 Men? What men? 15 00:00:40,997 --> 00:00:42,607 I don't-- I don't know who. 16 00:00:42,738 --> 00:00:44,522 I-I don't-- I don't know why. 17 00:00:44,653 --> 00:00:47,264 I j-- I just know that he's gone, 18 00:00:47,395 --> 00:00:50,050 and we have to get someone down there to go find him. 19 00:00:50,180 --> 00:00:51,181 Take a breath, baby. 20 00:00:51,312 --> 00:00:52,530 I'll call Gene. 21 00:00:52,661 --> 00:00:53,749 You call everyone else. 22 00:00:53,879 --> 00:00:55,098 Okay, I will. 23 00:00:55,229 --> 00:00:56,578 We'll be right over. 24 00:00:56,708 --> 00:00:58,101 Okay. 25 00:00:58,232 --> 00:01:00,103 [receiver clicks] 26 00:01:00,234 --> 00:01:06,283 ♪♪ 27 00:01:06,414 --> 00:01:12,420 ♪♪ 28 00:01:12,550 --> 00:01:18,600 ♪♪ 29 00:01:18,730 --> 00:01:24,780 ♪♪ 30 00:01:24,910 --> 00:01:31,003 ♪♪ 31 00:01:31,134 --> 00:01:33,005 UNCLE MOSE: Mnh-mnh. 32 00:01:33,136 --> 00:01:37,749 ♪♪ 33 00:01:37,880 --> 00:01:42,493 ♪♪ 34 00:01:42,624 --> 00:01:45,192 -Maurice. -Yes, sir? 35 00:01:45,322 --> 00:01:47,585 Take the boys and go into Greenwood. 36 00:01:48,804 --> 00:01:50,458 MAURICE: Why? 37 00:01:50,588 --> 00:01:52,199 Somebody gotta start looking for him. 38 00:01:53,330 --> 00:01:54,897 Just go on. 39 00:01:55,027 --> 00:01:59,902 ♪♪ 40 00:02:00,032 --> 00:02:01,643 Crosby... 41 00:02:01,773 --> 00:02:04,254 You'll tell Lizzie... 42 00:02:04,385 --> 00:02:06,082 the boys are going to stay with family. 43 00:02:07,518 --> 00:02:09,477 You think I'm letting you go down there alone? 44 00:02:13,437 --> 00:02:14,743 He's my nephew, too. 45 00:02:14,873 --> 00:02:21,619 ♪♪ 46 00:02:21,750 --> 00:02:22,925 Mama. 47 00:02:24,187 --> 00:02:25,928 I should have never let him get on that train. 48 00:02:27,277 --> 00:02:28,235 Stop it. 49 00:02:28,365 --> 00:02:29,888 -We're gonna find him. -How? 50 00:02:30,019 --> 00:02:31,760 He's so far away, and you really think 51 00:02:31,890 --> 00:02:33,327 the police are gonna do anything to help us? 52 00:02:33,457 --> 00:02:34,937 Don't you worry, baby. 53 00:02:35,067 --> 00:02:36,765 We don't have to do this alone. 54 00:02:38,158 --> 00:02:39,159 Were you able to reach Daddy? 55 00:02:39,594 --> 00:02:40,986 He's coming down from Detroit as soon as he can, 56 00:02:41,117 --> 00:02:44,076 but he's making calls, doing his part, even from afar. 57 00:02:44,207 --> 00:02:46,644 We all are. Hey, Rayfield Mooty. 58 00:02:46,775 --> 00:02:47,732 Mamie's cousin, and I work 59 00:02:47,950 --> 00:02:49,125 at Inland Steel with her stepfather. 60 00:02:49,256 --> 00:02:50,431 Good to meet you, sir. 61 00:02:50,561 --> 00:02:53,129 Seeing as Rayfield heads the Steelworkers local, 62 00:02:53,260 --> 00:02:55,479 we thought he might offer some words of wisdom. 63 00:02:55,610 --> 00:02:58,395 You got yourself a loyal circle, that's for sure, 64 00:02:58,526 --> 00:03:01,224 but I know some real powerful folks up here. 65 00:03:01,355 --> 00:03:02,878 Willie Mae. 66 00:03:03,008 --> 00:03:04,967 Tell me everything. 67 00:03:05,097 --> 00:03:07,752 I got the call this morning, first thing, from Curtis. 68 00:03:07,883 --> 00:03:10,581 He-- he thought what he heard last night-- 69 00:03:10,712 --> 00:03:14,542 those white men taking Bobo-- was all a dream. 70 00:03:14,672 --> 00:03:16,196 But as soon as he realized that it wasn't, 71 00:03:16,326 --> 00:03:18,023 he ran to the neighbors and he called. 72 00:03:18,154 --> 00:03:20,591 Did he say why-- why those men came for Bobo? 73 00:03:20,722 --> 00:03:22,985 I-I-I guess there was some incident before 74 00:03:23,115 --> 00:03:24,465 Curtis got down there. 75 00:03:24,595 --> 00:03:26,206 At some market. 76 00:03:26,336 --> 00:03:27,816 People were saying Bobo was chatting up 77 00:03:27,946 --> 00:03:30,079 a white woman, being improper. 78 00:03:30,210 --> 00:03:31,254 What? 79 00:03:31,385 --> 00:03:32,342 What did Wheeler say? 80 00:03:32,473 --> 00:03:34,910 Hallie Mae, have you heard from him? 81 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:37,042 Not yet. 82 00:03:37,173 --> 00:03:38,783 H-He's on his way home. 83 00:03:40,698 --> 00:03:42,700 Chatting up some white woman? 84 00:03:42,831 --> 00:03:44,354 N-No. 85 00:03:44,485 --> 00:03:46,269 I don't believe one word of it. 86 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:48,228 I need to hear from Uncle Mose. 87 00:03:48,358 --> 00:03:51,231 Mama, can you get me that number of that neighbor of his? 88 00:03:51,361 --> 00:03:54,016 Uh, you know, the one that got Bobo on the phone. 89 00:03:54,059 --> 00:03:55,452 We've been trying them all morning. 90 00:03:55,583 --> 00:03:57,106 -No one's answering. -What about the landlord? 91 00:03:57,237 --> 00:03:58,673 -Whose landlord? -Uncle Mose's! 92 00:03:58,803 --> 00:03:59,717 Oh. Fr-Frederick. 93 00:03:59,848 --> 00:04:01,241 Uh, Grover Frederick. 94 00:04:01,371 --> 00:04:02,503 Number's in my book. 95 00:04:02,633 --> 00:04:07,682 ♪♪ 96 00:04:07,812 --> 00:04:12,817 ♪♪ 97 00:04:12,948 --> 00:04:18,040 ♪♪ 98 00:04:18,170 --> 00:04:20,608 Hello? Mr. Frederick? 99 00:04:20,738 --> 00:04:21,739 Hi, this is, um-- 100 00:04:21,870 --> 00:04:23,959 this is Mose Wright's niece, Mamie. 101 00:04:24,089 --> 00:04:27,267 My son, Emmett, he was down there visiting... 102 00:04:27,397 --> 00:04:30,052 My son. Emmett. 103 00:04:30,182 --> 00:04:32,228 Emmett! 104 00:04:32,359 --> 00:04:34,796 We can't seem to reach anyone down there, sir, and, um-- 105 00:04:34,926 --> 00:04:36,145 and-- and I need to speak with my Uncle Mose. 106 00:04:36,276 --> 00:04:37,320 It's an emergency. 107 00:04:37,625 --> 00:04:39,583 Can-- can you take down our number, please? 108 00:04:42,456 --> 00:04:44,371 Or is there someone there that I can speak to? 109 00:04:46,373 --> 00:04:47,330 Hello? 110 00:04:48,331 --> 00:04:49,898 Hello? 111 00:04:50,028 --> 00:04:55,164 ♪♪ 112 00:04:55,295 --> 00:04:58,515 Old man says that there's no one down there, 113 00:04:58,646 --> 00:05:01,823 and he doesn't have a pencil or paper to take down our number. 114 00:05:01,953 --> 00:05:03,520 Says he's hard of hearing. 115 00:05:03,651 --> 00:05:05,435 He heard me just fine before I told him 116 00:05:05,566 --> 00:05:07,394 who I was and what I needed. 117 00:05:07,524 --> 00:05:10,310 Folks down there know what it means when gun-toting white men 118 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:12,573 storm through a house in the middle of the night. 119 00:05:12,703 --> 00:05:14,444 They're too afraid to get involved. 120 00:05:14,575 --> 00:05:15,793 Involved? 121 00:05:15,924 --> 00:05:17,578 My son is hundreds of miles away from home, 122 00:05:17,708 --> 00:05:19,884 waiting for somebody to do something. 123 00:05:21,669 --> 00:05:22,713 GENE: Mamie, what are you thinking? 124 00:05:22,844 --> 00:05:24,498 I'm the one he's waiting for. 125 00:05:24,628 --> 00:05:26,717 I'm catching the first thing smoking down there. 126 00:05:26,848 --> 00:05:29,416 Those men abducted a child. 127 00:05:29,546 --> 00:05:31,156 I'm sorry, but they sure as hell 128 00:05:31,287 --> 00:05:32,506 ain't gonna be intimidated by a woman. 129 00:05:32,636 --> 00:05:34,377 I can't think about myself right now. 130 00:05:34,508 --> 00:05:36,118 Well, what if a call comes in while you're on the train? 131 00:05:36,248 --> 00:05:39,251 -Mama will handle it. -What if it's Emmett? 132 00:05:41,558 --> 00:05:44,126 I can't just stay here and wait for somebody to find it 133 00:05:44,256 --> 00:05:45,693 within their hearts to pick up their phone 134 00:05:45,823 --> 00:05:47,390 and start looking for him. 135 00:05:47,521 --> 00:05:48,783 RAYFIELD: She's right. 136 00:05:49,697 --> 00:05:52,482 We need more than thoughts and prayers. 137 00:05:52,613 --> 00:05:53,918 We need to organize. 138 00:05:54,049 --> 00:05:57,748 You need allies up here with influence. 139 00:05:57,879 --> 00:05:59,576 You need the NAACP. 140 00:05:59,707 --> 00:06:02,362 You really think that they can help me find him? 141 00:06:02,492 --> 00:06:05,539 I know they'll do a hell of a lot more than that landlord, 142 00:06:05,669 --> 00:06:07,236 not to mention the law. 143 00:06:08,542 --> 00:06:11,283 My wife and I 144 00:06:11,414 --> 00:06:12,633 heard some talk. 145 00:06:12,763 --> 00:06:13,764 Well, gossip. 146 00:06:13,895 --> 00:06:17,812 That Bobo-- um, Emmett-- 147 00:06:17,942 --> 00:06:20,162 Emmett Till-- 148 00:06:20,292 --> 00:06:22,512 we heard that he may have said 149 00:06:22,643 --> 00:06:27,387 or did something that offended a white lady. 150 00:06:27,517 --> 00:06:30,085 So, you knew what was what when those men came a-knocking? 151 00:06:30,215 --> 00:06:32,696 Well, sir, I knew it was trouble. 152 00:06:32,827 --> 00:06:36,047 There had been a lot of talk coming out of Bryant's market, 153 00:06:36,178 --> 00:06:40,051 so when I asked who was there and the voice said, 154 00:06:40,182 --> 00:06:41,662 "Mr. Bryant," 155 00:06:41,792 --> 00:06:44,360 I figured it was about his wife. 156 00:06:44,491 --> 00:06:47,842 I opened the door, and he stood there, uh, 157 00:06:47,972 --> 00:06:50,801 behind a big guy-- bald-- 158 00:06:50,932 --> 00:06:54,588 who said that the lady was his sister-in-law. 159 00:06:54,718 --> 00:06:58,026 He did most of the talking, and he had a gun, so I listened. 160 00:06:58,156 --> 00:07:00,550 So they got the boy and drove off. 161 00:07:00,681 --> 00:07:02,944 Were they alone? 162 00:07:03,074 --> 00:07:07,252 I-It was dark, but when they first got there, 163 00:07:07,383 --> 00:07:09,603 I think I saw a colored fella. 164 00:07:09,733 --> 00:07:12,606 Uh, I-I couldn't make a face. He didn't want me to see him. 165 00:07:12,736 --> 00:07:17,698 And when they was leaving, one of 'em asked 166 00:07:17,828 --> 00:07:20,831 if Emmett was the right one, 167 00:07:20,962 --> 00:07:22,877 and I heard a voice, a light voice-- 168 00:07:23,007 --> 00:07:25,923 lighter than a man's, I mean-- say he was. 169 00:07:26,054 --> 00:07:27,882 Mm-hmm. 170 00:07:28,012 --> 00:07:30,101 Light as in a woman? 171 00:07:30,232 --> 00:07:31,929 Could've been, sir. 172 00:07:32,060 --> 00:07:33,888 But you can't say for sure. 173 00:07:34,018 --> 00:07:36,499 No, sir. I didn't see, just heard. 174 00:07:36,630 --> 00:07:38,675 Now, you say you had a house full. 175 00:07:38,806 --> 00:07:41,722 Did anyone else see all this unfold? 176 00:07:41,852 --> 00:07:43,158 My wife. 177 00:07:43,288 --> 00:07:45,465 She went to stay with family. 178 00:07:45,595 --> 00:07:48,555 My boys are doing the same. 179 00:07:48,685 --> 00:07:51,471 What about the other Chicago boys you had staying with you? 180 00:07:51,601 --> 00:07:52,863 Where are they? 181 00:07:53,168 --> 00:07:55,344 One's with his uncle, and the other one headed back north. 182 00:07:55,475 --> 00:07:57,738 Anything else you think I should know? 183 00:08:00,567 --> 00:08:07,008 Whatever Emmett may have did or said, 184 00:08:07,138 --> 00:08:10,011 he ain't mean nothing by it. 185 00:08:10,141 --> 00:08:12,187 The boy just turned 14. 186 00:08:13,797 --> 00:08:15,277 That it? 187 00:08:18,933 --> 00:08:20,064 Yes, sir. 188 00:08:20,978 --> 00:08:22,937 All right, then. 189 00:08:23,067 --> 00:08:24,242 I'll fill in the sheriff. 190 00:08:26,636 --> 00:08:29,117 Yes, thank you, sir. 191 00:08:29,247 --> 00:08:35,166 ♪♪ 192 00:08:35,297 --> 00:08:41,259 ♪♪ 193 00:08:41,390 --> 00:08:47,265 ♪♪ 194 00:08:47,396 --> 00:08:49,920 [sighs] 195 00:08:50,051 --> 00:08:52,880 Sheriff, I hate to call you on your day off, 196 00:08:53,010 --> 00:08:56,057 but, um, it's them brothers again. 197 00:08:57,319 --> 00:09:00,714 Coming down here is brave of you, in the midst of it all. 198 00:09:00,844 --> 00:09:03,151 I'd put myself in front of a bullet 199 00:09:03,281 --> 00:09:05,414 to help find my son, Mr. Wilkins. 200 00:09:05,545 --> 00:09:07,242 Can you help me, so I don't have to? 201 00:09:07,372 --> 00:09:09,461 You'd be surprised how quick people start caring 202 00:09:09,592 --> 00:09:11,159 when the eyes of the nation are on them. 203 00:09:11,289 --> 00:09:12,943 And how do we do that? 204 00:09:13,074 --> 00:09:15,163 We start local. 205 00:09:15,293 --> 00:09:16,468 "Hometown boy goes missing" 206 00:09:16,599 --> 00:09:18,862 is worthy of a front page, if you ask me. 207 00:09:18,993 --> 00:09:21,691 So you'll talk to reporters and get his name out there? 208 00:09:21,822 --> 00:09:23,563 -And his picture? -Absolutely. 209 00:09:23,693 --> 00:09:25,216 I'm based in New York, 210 00:09:25,347 --> 00:09:28,132 but I will do everything that I can while I'm here. 211 00:09:28,263 --> 00:09:29,960 In my absence, I can assure you 212 00:09:30,091 --> 00:09:33,355 that the Chicago branch of the NAACP will see to it 213 00:09:33,485 --> 00:09:35,923 that the local reporters will stay on top of it. 214 00:09:37,489 --> 00:09:39,970 [indistinct conversations in distance] 215 00:09:50,459 --> 00:09:53,897 This isn't my story to tell. 216 00:09:54,028 --> 00:09:56,117 It's yours. 217 00:09:56,247 --> 00:09:59,424 If you let them, people will take this story, run with it, 218 00:09:59,555 --> 00:10:02,471 and do everything in their power to profit from it. 219 00:10:02,602 --> 00:10:04,125 That's why I'm here. 220 00:10:04,255 --> 00:10:06,997 I need a professional to help me navigate all of this. 221 00:10:07,128 --> 00:10:09,957 I could talk to the press on your behalf. 222 00:10:10,087 --> 00:10:12,568 I do it all the time when our people are targeted. 223 00:10:12,699 --> 00:10:16,006 But this is not some voter registration retaliation. 224 00:10:16,137 --> 00:10:19,401 This is a missing child. 225 00:10:19,531 --> 00:10:22,491 And we need to move people to act. 226 00:10:22,622 --> 00:10:25,233 And if you ask me, the best person for the job 227 00:10:25,363 --> 00:10:26,669 is the child's mother. 228 00:10:26,843 --> 00:10:30,630 But I wouldn't begin to know what to say or-- or-- 229 00:10:30,760 --> 00:10:32,109 or who to say it to. 230 00:10:32,240 --> 00:10:34,285 Say his name. 231 00:10:34,416 --> 00:10:39,116 Put his face, this face, in the papers, 232 00:10:39,247 --> 00:10:41,641 and say it to people who can relate, 233 00:10:41,771 --> 00:10:45,557 people who can see their children in the face of yours. 234 00:10:51,172 --> 00:10:52,390 [sighs] 235 00:10:52,521 --> 00:10:53,478 What'd you want to go down there 236 00:10:53,696 --> 00:10:55,350 and get that little nigger boy for? 237 00:10:56,525 --> 00:10:58,658 I don't know, but I went and got him. 238 00:10:58,788 --> 00:11:00,660 What'd you do with him? 239 00:11:00,790 --> 00:11:02,183 My wife said he wasn't the right one, 240 00:11:02,313 --> 00:11:03,793 so I turned him loose. 241 00:11:05,403 --> 00:11:07,754 What does that mean? 242 00:11:07,884 --> 00:11:10,191 She said he wasn't the one who made them ugly remarks to her. 243 00:11:11,540 --> 00:11:12,802 So you brought him here? 244 00:11:12,933 --> 00:11:16,066 -Yeah. -And what time was that? 245 00:11:16,197 --> 00:11:17,807 Late. Ain't sure. 246 00:11:17,938 --> 00:11:20,375 But it was here at the market. 247 00:11:20,505 --> 00:11:22,464 She didn't go down to Preacher's with y'all? 248 00:11:22,594 --> 00:11:28,122 ♪♪ 249 00:11:28,252 --> 00:11:29,950 [sighs] You really gonna make a stink out of this, George? 250 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:32,213 [scoffs] We just talking, ain't we? 251 00:11:33,780 --> 00:11:35,869 Who went with you to get him? 252 00:11:35,999 --> 00:11:37,740 Other than your brother. 253 00:11:37,871 --> 00:11:40,264 Nobody. 254 00:11:40,395 --> 00:11:43,050 Where's Mrs. Bryant now? 255 00:11:43,180 --> 00:11:45,705 Family. 256 00:11:45,835 --> 00:11:47,794 So y'all took the boy and brought him up here 257 00:11:47,924 --> 00:11:52,494 for your wife to identify, but she said he wasn't the one. 258 00:11:52,624 --> 00:11:54,888 Do I have that right? 259 00:11:55,018 --> 00:11:56,324 Yeah. 260 00:11:56,454 --> 00:11:58,805 Why didn't you take him back home? 261 00:11:58,935 --> 00:12:00,371 Figured he could find his own way. 262 00:12:00,502 --> 00:12:02,156 In the middle of the night? 263 00:12:05,899 --> 00:12:07,335 [indistinct conversations] 264 00:12:07,465 --> 00:12:08,815 On behalf of the NAACP, 265 00:12:09,032 --> 00:12:10,991 Mr. Wilkins and his associates are gonna send telegrams 266 00:12:11,121 --> 00:12:12,383 to officials all over the country, 267 00:12:12,514 --> 00:12:13,994 demanding that they get involved. 268 00:12:14,124 --> 00:12:15,952 He even helped me call the press. 269 00:12:16,083 --> 00:12:17,040 The Black press. 270 00:12:17,345 --> 00:12:19,086 So, I-I guess I gave anyone who'd listen 271 00:12:19,216 --> 00:12:21,610 an open invitation to our homes. 272 00:12:21,741 --> 00:12:22,872 Catch your breath. 273 00:12:23,003 --> 00:12:24,265 We may not need all that. 274 00:12:25,266 --> 00:12:26,963 We heard from the Chicago Police Department. 275 00:12:27,094 --> 00:12:28,965 They've been getting calls from Mississippi-- 276 00:12:29,096 --> 00:12:30,750 three separate reports from people 277 00:12:30,880 --> 00:12:33,448 who say they saw Emmett. Alive. 278 00:12:33,578 --> 00:12:34,710 Wait, where did they see him? 279 00:12:34,841 --> 00:12:35,972 Was he hurt? 280 00:12:36,233 --> 00:12:38,322 We don't know much more than that they saw him, 281 00:12:38,453 --> 00:12:41,935 but according to these tips, he's on his way home. 282 00:12:42,065 --> 00:12:44,328 What? Mama! 283 00:12:44,459 --> 00:12:46,417 [breathing heavily] 284 00:12:48,245 --> 00:12:49,943 Thank you. 285 00:12:50,682 --> 00:12:54,817 ♪♪ 286 00:12:54,948 --> 00:12:56,471 Yes, I'm still here. 287 00:12:58,647 --> 00:12:59,822 Are you sure? 288 00:12:59,953 --> 00:13:01,041 It's Emmett. 289 00:13:01,171 --> 00:13:04,392 E-m-m-e... 290 00:13:04,522 --> 00:13:06,350 I don't-- I don't understand. 291 00:13:09,832 --> 00:13:11,312 Oh. 292 00:13:11,442 --> 00:13:16,665 ♪♪ 293 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:18,188 What happened? 294 00:13:18,319 --> 00:13:19,973 Mamie? 295 00:13:22,018 --> 00:13:24,412 Well? What did they say? 296 00:13:24,542 --> 00:13:26,849 The police, they sent me to the Missing Persons Bureau. 297 00:13:26,980 --> 00:13:29,678 But they had no leads. 298 00:13:29,809 --> 00:13:32,507 All those calls were nothing more than a hoax. 299 00:13:32,637 --> 00:13:33,725 Every single one of them. 300 00:13:33,856 --> 00:13:34,901 What? 301 00:13:35,031 --> 00:13:37,033 [car doors closing] 302 00:13:41,124 --> 00:13:43,823 Mamie, look. 303 00:13:47,000 --> 00:13:49,263 [indistinct conversations in distance] 304 00:13:49,393 --> 00:13:52,092 That's the power of the NAACP for you. 305 00:13:52,222 --> 00:13:54,616 [breathing heavily] 306 00:13:54,746 --> 00:13:56,270 This is our chance. Come on. 307 00:13:56,400 --> 00:13:58,620 You go. 308 00:13:58,750 --> 00:14:00,927 No one wants to hear what I'm thinking right now. 309 00:14:01,057 --> 00:14:02,015 MAMIE: Nonsense. 310 00:14:02,754 --> 00:14:05,192 There's no woman who speaks her mind better than you, Mama. 311 00:14:05,322 --> 00:14:07,368 What's the point, Mamie? 312 00:14:07,498 --> 00:14:09,239 The point? 313 00:14:09,370 --> 00:14:11,067 We keep getting Emmett's name out there, 314 00:14:11,198 --> 00:14:12,286 and maybe the next phone call 315 00:14:12,416 --> 00:14:14,636 will be the one that gets him home. 316 00:14:14,766 --> 00:14:16,594 You still believe that? 317 00:14:27,605 --> 00:14:28,868 I'll be right here. 318 00:14:34,482 --> 00:14:36,484 Ma'am, have you-- have you heard from your family in Mississippi? 319 00:14:36,614 --> 00:14:38,051 Ma'am, do you have any idea of the identity of the suspect? 320 00:14:38,225 --> 00:14:39,835 Has anyone contacted you about his possible whereabouts? 321 00:14:39,966 --> 00:14:41,576 Have you been in touch with the Leflore County Police? 322 00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:43,273 Ma'am, The Greenwood Chronicle is reporting that three men 323 00:14:43,404 --> 00:14:45,275 and one woman were involved in your son's disappearance. 324 00:14:45,406 --> 00:14:46,668 Do you know who these people are? 325 00:14:46,798 --> 00:14:48,496 They're covering it in the papers down there? 326 00:14:48,626 --> 00:14:49,889 In the afternoon edition, yes. 327 00:14:51,629 --> 00:14:52,979 Thank God. 328 00:14:53,109 --> 00:14:55,024 I'm sorry. Can we start over? 329 00:14:55,155 --> 00:14:56,765 -Can you repeat your question? -Sure. 330 00:14:56,896 --> 00:14:59,376 Ma'am, do you-- ma'am, do you believe your son is still alive? 331 00:14:59,507 --> 00:15:01,422 Yes. 332 00:15:01,552 --> 00:15:04,207 Ma'am, Simeon Booker, Jetmagazine. 333 00:15:04,338 --> 00:15:06,557 I think I speak for everyone here when I say 334 00:15:06,688 --> 00:15:07,907 that we're willing to do our part 335 00:15:08,298 --> 00:15:10,866 to make sure this story stays in the headlines up here. 336 00:15:10,997 --> 00:15:12,520 We're praying for you. 337 00:15:12,650 --> 00:15:13,869 I appreciate that. 338 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:15,871 You were kind enough to invite us here, 339 00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:18,004 so rather than pummel you with questions, 340 00:15:18,134 --> 00:15:21,268 I think it'd be wise to let you have the floor. 341 00:15:21,398 --> 00:15:23,400 Tell us about your son. 342 00:15:23,531 --> 00:15:25,620 Start simple. With his name. 343 00:15:30,016 --> 00:15:33,062 His name is Emmett Till. 344 00:15:33,193 --> 00:15:34,150 He was taken in the middle of the night 345 00:15:34,281 --> 00:15:35,238 from my uncle's-- 346 00:15:35,717 --> 00:15:38,938 um, Mr. Mose Wright's home in Money, Mississippi. 347 00:15:39,851 --> 00:15:41,418 He was taken by white men. 348 00:15:41,549 --> 00:15:43,594 I think that's important. 349 00:15:43,725 --> 00:15:47,076 And I want people to know that he is a good boy, 350 00:15:47,207 --> 00:15:50,340 and if anyone can tell us something to help us find him, 351 00:15:50,471 --> 00:15:54,866 please, I beg you, come forward. 352 00:15:54,997 --> 00:15:56,607 [reporters clamoring] 353 00:15:56,738 --> 00:15:58,740 Sheriff Smith, have there been any arrests? 354 00:15:58,870 --> 00:15:59,959 When we have something to report, 355 00:16:00,089 --> 00:16:01,351 you'll be the first to know. 356 00:16:01,699 --> 00:16:04,267 This morning, you were quoted as saying the missing boy 357 00:16:04,398 --> 00:16:06,356 made some ugly remarks to a white woman. 358 00:16:06,487 --> 00:16:09,272 Can you elaborate? What-- what exactly did he say? 359 00:16:09,403 --> 00:16:10,795 I said all I knew then. 360 00:16:10,926 --> 00:16:12,101 I know about the same now. 361 00:16:12,232 --> 00:16:13,929 [clamoring continues] 362 00:16:14,060 --> 00:16:17,193 Y'all making a mountain out of a molehill. 363 00:16:17,324 --> 00:16:19,717 NAACP really making you work, ain't they? 364 00:16:21,632 --> 00:16:24,287 I'm not affiliated with the NAACP. 365 00:16:24,418 --> 00:16:25,549 I'm with the Daily News. 366 00:16:25,680 --> 00:16:27,203 I come up from Jackson. 367 00:16:27,334 --> 00:16:28,770 And I'd like to hear from y'all. 368 00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:30,772 How's this-- 369 00:16:30,902 --> 00:16:32,904 Northerners ain't really known for their manners. 370 00:16:33,035 --> 00:16:34,254 Some of 'em come down here 371 00:16:34,384 --> 00:16:37,039 and learn how things work the easy way. 372 00:16:37,170 --> 00:16:39,172 Some of 'em don't. 373 00:16:45,395 --> 00:16:46,788 Did I do okay? 374 00:16:46,918 --> 00:16:49,182 Oh, uh, yes, ma'am. 375 00:16:49,312 --> 00:16:51,749 You were great. 376 00:16:51,880 --> 00:16:54,361 Emmett's, uh, 14, right? Is he in high school? 377 00:16:54,491 --> 00:16:56,580 No. Junior high. 378 00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:01,498 Don't let people forget his age. 379 00:17:01,629 --> 00:17:03,022 It's important. 380 00:17:03,152 --> 00:17:04,153 For next time. 381 00:17:04,284 --> 00:17:05,415 Oh. 382 00:17:05,720 --> 00:17:07,548 I hope I don't have to do that again. [chuckles] 383 00:17:07,678 --> 00:17:09,202 I hope so, too. 384 00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:14,816 But in the meantime, I'd like to follow your story 385 00:17:14,946 --> 00:17:16,905 as close as you'll allow me to get. 386 00:17:17,036 --> 00:17:19,038 As long as you keep Bobo's name in your papers, 387 00:17:19,168 --> 00:17:21,779 you are welcome here at Mama's anytime. 388 00:17:21,910 --> 00:17:22,867 My home, as well. 389 00:17:22,998 --> 00:17:24,347 You said Bobo? 390 00:17:24,478 --> 00:17:28,221 Um, it's what we call him, the people who know him. 391 00:17:32,834 --> 00:17:35,967 [door opens, closes] 392 00:17:39,623 --> 00:17:41,016 Everyone gone? 393 00:17:41,147 --> 00:17:43,584 Nearly. Gene stayed. 394 00:17:43,714 --> 00:17:46,021 He's with Hallie Mae, trying to soothe her nerves. 395 00:17:46,152 --> 00:17:49,764 She should be thanking God her boy is on his way home. 396 00:17:49,894 --> 00:17:51,026 If we're gonna get through this, 397 00:17:51,157 --> 00:17:53,246 I need you to believe that ours is, too. 398 00:17:53,376 --> 00:17:54,856 You want me to pretend? 399 00:17:56,379 --> 00:17:59,730 I want you to believe. 400 00:17:59,861 --> 00:18:01,080 In him. 401 00:18:02,429 --> 00:18:06,041 He's had people doubting him since the day he was born. 402 00:18:06,172 --> 00:18:07,869 But we knew better. 403 00:18:07,999 --> 00:18:09,349 We believed in him. 404 00:18:09,479 --> 00:18:11,786 We treated him like any other boy, 405 00:18:11,916 --> 00:18:14,093 and that belief gave him confidence... 406 00:18:14,223 --> 00:18:16,660 -[chuckles] -...and strength, 407 00:18:16,791 --> 00:18:20,011 and an unbelievable will. 408 00:18:20,142 --> 00:18:22,797 If anyone can fight their way out of something like this, 409 00:18:22,927 --> 00:18:23,928 it's Bobo. 410 00:18:24,059 --> 00:18:26,583 [chuckles] Bobo. 411 00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:29,151 Do you think he'd sit well 412 00:18:29,282 --> 00:18:31,719 knowing you were doubting his will? 413 00:18:31,849 --> 00:18:36,463 Well, I guess a little hope never hurt anybody. 414 00:18:36,593 --> 00:18:39,683 Now, that sounds like my mama. 415 00:18:39,814 --> 00:18:41,772 [chuckles] 416 00:18:51,652 --> 00:18:53,132 [door opens] 417 00:18:58,093 --> 00:19:00,922 Wheeler. Oh, sweet boy, you made it. 418 00:19:04,969 --> 00:19:06,449 [crying] I'm so sorry, Miss Mamie. 419 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:08,843 We will talk once you've settled. 420 00:19:08,973 --> 00:19:11,367 Your mama is missing you something terrible. 421 00:19:11,498 --> 00:19:12,455 Go on. 422 00:19:14,240 --> 00:19:15,763 Mama. 423 00:19:15,893 --> 00:19:17,939 Wheeler! Oh! 424 00:19:18,069 --> 00:19:20,028 [both crying] 425 00:19:22,335 --> 00:19:24,511 Oh, baby! 426 00:19:24,641 --> 00:19:28,384 ♪♪ 427 00:19:28,515 --> 00:19:32,301 ♪♪ 428 00:19:32,432 --> 00:19:34,651 I'm so sorry. 429 00:19:34,782 --> 00:19:36,175 I'm so sorry. 430 00:19:36,305 --> 00:19:42,224 ♪♪ 431 00:19:42,355 --> 00:19:48,317 ♪♪ 432 00:19:48,448 --> 00:19:54,367 ♪♪ 433 00:19:54,497 --> 00:20:00,460 ♪♪ 434 00:20:00,590 --> 00:20:06,553 ♪♪ 435 00:20:06,683 --> 00:20:12,646 ♪♪ 436 00:20:12,776 --> 00:20:14,082 EMMETT: [laughing] GOBEL: Remember, housewives, 437 00:20:14,256 --> 00:20:16,650 when you go shopping tomorrow, buy some water. 438 00:20:16,780 --> 00:20:19,740 Water comes in drips, drops, buckets, barrels, bottles, 439 00:20:19,870 --> 00:20:23,787 and in the giant economy-sized Lake Michigan. 440 00:20:23,918 --> 00:20:25,485 -EMMETT: [laughs] -[laughter] 441 00:20:25,615 --> 00:20:27,574 Remember, friends, without water, 442 00:20:27,704 --> 00:20:30,316 even dial sham won't poo. 443 00:20:30,446 --> 00:20:32,361 -[laughs] -[laughter] 444 00:20:32,492 --> 00:20:39,281 ♪♪ 445 00:20:39,412 --> 00:20:46,245 ♪♪ 446 00:20:46,375 --> 00:20:53,208 ♪♪ 447 00:20:53,339 --> 00:21:00,171 ♪♪ 448 00:21:00,302 --> 00:21:07,135 ♪♪ 449 00:21:07,266 --> 00:21:14,055 ♪♪ 450 00:21:14,185 --> 00:21:20,975 ♪♪ 451 00:21:21,105 --> 00:21:22,629 [sighs] 452 00:21:25,109 --> 00:21:26,807 Mamie! 453 00:21:28,939 --> 00:21:29,940 [door closes] 454 00:21:30,071 --> 00:21:31,246 Baby? 455 00:21:49,525 --> 00:21:51,440 Mamie. Baby. 456 00:21:51,571 --> 00:21:53,355 Mm. What? 457 00:21:55,357 --> 00:21:58,142 Oh, I don't know how I ended up in here. 458 00:21:58,273 --> 00:21:59,840 Wait, how did you...? 459 00:22:02,364 --> 00:22:04,192 Mama gave you her key, didn't she? 460 00:22:05,585 --> 00:22:07,326 [sighs] That woman. 461 00:22:07,456 --> 00:22:11,025 I think you'll forgive her when you see this. 462 00:22:15,072 --> 00:22:16,944 [whispering indistinctly] 463 00:22:17,074 --> 00:22:19,599 They filed kidnapping charges. 464 00:22:19,729 --> 00:22:21,165 Bryant admitted to taking Emmett, 465 00:22:21,296 --> 00:22:22,863 but he said he turned him loose. 466 00:22:22,993 --> 00:22:24,995 Mama, do you hear that? They let him go. 467 00:22:25,126 --> 00:22:26,562 Our boy is smart. 468 00:22:26,736 --> 00:22:29,348 He's probably hiding in the home of some nice colored family, 469 00:22:29,478 --> 00:22:30,827 just waiting till it's safe to phone home. 470 00:22:30,958 --> 00:22:32,046 God willing. 471 00:22:32,176 --> 00:22:33,177 That white woman knows something. 472 00:22:33,308 --> 00:22:34,614 She's the key. 473 00:22:34,744 --> 00:22:36,833 You believe what they said? 474 00:22:36,964 --> 00:22:38,139 That they can't find her? 475 00:22:38,269 --> 00:22:39,358 They will. 476 00:22:39,488 --> 00:22:41,098 There's a warrant out for her arrest. 477 00:22:41,229 --> 00:22:42,448 A warrant. 478 00:22:42,578 --> 00:22:43,971 I mean, that-- that's something, isn't it? 479 00:22:46,190 --> 00:22:47,627 It's working. 480 00:22:47,757 --> 00:22:49,368 People are paying attention. 481 00:22:55,591 --> 00:22:58,115 [dog barking in distance] 482 00:22:59,639 --> 00:23:03,294 ♪♪ 483 00:23:03,425 --> 00:23:06,950 ♪♪ 484 00:23:07,081 --> 00:23:08,952 [vehicle approaching] 485 00:23:09,083 --> 00:23:13,174 ♪♪ 486 00:23:13,304 --> 00:23:17,396 ♪♪ 487 00:23:17,526 --> 00:23:19,441 [brakes squeak] 488 00:23:21,791 --> 00:23:24,838 -[car door opens, closes] -My boys are in there. 489 00:23:24,968 --> 00:23:27,493 Oh, one of my gals will be happy to watch over them 490 00:23:27,623 --> 00:23:28,755 while we chat. 491 00:23:29,973 --> 00:23:32,019 Ain't you here to arrest me? 492 00:23:32,149 --> 00:23:33,977 [chuckling] Arrest you? 493 00:23:34,108 --> 00:23:38,068 Now, where would those boys be with both parents behind bars? 494 00:23:38,199 --> 00:23:40,593 I've been in touch with the family. 495 00:23:40,723 --> 00:23:42,290 I'm Sidney Carlton, your lawyer. 496 00:23:42,421 --> 00:23:44,771 I don't know what the Milams are feeding you, 497 00:23:44,901 --> 00:23:46,816 but we ain't got money for a lawyer. 498 00:23:46,947 --> 00:23:49,123 Oh. Don't you worry about that. 499 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:53,910 There's quite a bit being said about you. 500 00:23:54,041 --> 00:23:56,696 About the incident at the market. 501 00:23:56,826 --> 00:24:00,656 And I think it's time we heard your side. 502 00:24:00,787 --> 00:24:05,444 ♪♪ 503 00:24:05,574 --> 00:24:08,447 A group of Negroes were on the porch playing checkers. 504 00:24:08,577 --> 00:24:10,013 Was that unusual? 505 00:24:10,144 --> 00:24:11,841 Not at all. They were locals. 506 00:24:11,972 --> 00:24:13,539 I was familiar. 507 00:24:13,669 --> 00:24:15,062 Go on. 508 00:24:15,192 --> 00:24:19,240 I waited on him, the Chicago Negro, 509 00:24:19,370 --> 00:24:21,460 and when I went to take the money, he said, 510 00:24:21,590 --> 00:24:23,113 "How about a date?" 511 00:24:23,244 --> 00:24:25,725 What happened next? 512 00:24:25,855 --> 00:24:27,988 A little nigger from outside came in to get him, 513 00:24:28,118 --> 00:24:32,166 and when he went out the door, he said, "Goodbye." 514 00:24:32,296 --> 00:24:33,515 "Goodbye, ma'am"? 515 00:24:35,038 --> 00:24:37,301 How did you handle that? 516 00:24:37,432 --> 00:24:39,956 I got my pistol from my sister-in-law's car, 517 00:24:40,087 --> 00:24:43,482 and when I came back, the one from Chicago whistled at me. 518 00:24:45,875 --> 00:24:48,922 Oh, uh, while I went after the gun, 519 00:24:49,052 --> 00:24:51,228 that's when he whistled. 520 00:24:51,359 --> 00:24:53,796 He didn't do anything further after he saw the pistol. 521 00:24:53,927 --> 00:24:55,276 Well, thank God for that. 522 00:24:57,060 --> 00:24:58,409 And thank you for coming down. 523 00:24:58,540 --> 00:25:00,237 I know it can be tough, 524 00:25:00,368 --> 00:25:04,067 trying to remember everything, but don't worry. 525 00:25:04,198 --> 00:25:06,330 In time, you'll fill in the blanks. 526 00:25:06,461 --> 00:25:07,767 We'll see to it. 527 00:25:08,594 --> 00:25:09,638 Oh, one last thing. 528 00:25:09,769 --> 00:25:11,727 Uh, when you told Roy about the in-- 529 00:25:11,858 --> 00:25:13,163 I didn't want to tell him. 530 00:25:13,773 --> 00:25:14,730 But you did? 531 00:25:14,861 --> 00:25:17,646 He asked. 532 00:25:17,777 --> 00:25:20,519 And he was mighty upset he had to 533 00:25:20,649 --> 00:25:22,912 hear from someone else first. 534 00:25:23,043 --> 00:25:25,306 Well, was he planning on confronting the boy? 535 00:25:26,612 --> 00:25:28,614 He didn't say. 536 00:25:28,744 --> 00:25:31,573 Thought he might give him a whupping or something. 537 00:25:31,704 --> 00:25:33,619 And what do you think he did with the boy? 538 00:25:35,359 --> 00:25:37,057 He said he let him go. 539 00:25:39,407 --> 00:25:41,888 So, if he were to say that he brought the boy 540 00:25:42,018 --> 00:25:45,282 to you that same night so that you could identify him? 541 00:25:47,067 --> 00:25:50,418 I told Roy he wasn't the right one. 542 00:25:50,897 --> 00:25:53,813 And you have no idea where he could be now? 543 00:25:53,943 --> 00:25:56,250 No idea at all. 544 00:26:00,428 --> 00:26:05,215 HODGES: ♪ If you see me comin', better step aside♪ 545 00:26:05,346 --> 00:26:08,871 ♪ A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died♪ 546 00:26:09,002 --> 00:26:12,614 ♪ One fist of iron, the other of steel♪ 547 00:26:12,745 --> 00:26:14,573 ♪ If the right one don't getcha♪ 548 00:26:14,703 --> 00:26:16,575 ♪ Then the left one will♪ 549 00:26:17,750 --> 00:26:20,274 [humming] 550 00:26:22,015 --> 00:26:28,717 ♪♪ 551 00:26:28,848 --> 00:26:35,550 ♪♪ 552 00:26:35,681 --> 00:26:42,426 ♪♪ 553 00:26:43,689 --> 00:26:45,734 [indistinct conversations] 554 00:26:49,390 --> 00:26:55,701 ♪♪ 555 00:26:55,831 --> 00:27:02,621 ♪♪ 556 00:27:02,751 --> 00:27:09,540 ♪♪ 557 00:27:09,671 --> 00:27:11,107 I take it you're family? 558 00:27:11,238 --> 00:27:12,587 Yes, sir. 559 00:27:12,718 --> 00:27:13,893 Go on. 560 00:27:14,023 --> 00:27:15,459 All right, let him have a look. 561 00:27:15,590 --> 00:27:21,944 ♪♪ 562 00:27:22,075 --> 00:27:28,472 ♪♪ 563 00:27:28,603 --> 00:27:30,083 Go ahead. 564 00:27:30,213 --> 00:27:35,262 ♪♪ 565 00:27:35,392 --> 00:27:40,484 ♪♪ 566 00:27:40,615 --> 00:27:45,664 ♪♪ 567 00:27:45,794 --> 00:27:48,362 [indistinct conversations] 568 00:27:53,802 --> 00:27:55,151 Ollie, what's wrong? 569 00:27:57,893 --> 00:27:59,678 What is it? 570 00:28:01,331 --> 00:28:03,638 For God's sakes, whatever it is, let me have it. 571 00:28:05,596 --> 00:28:07,381 A reporter called. 572 00:28:07,511 --> 00:28:09,731 He didn't want to be the one to tell you. 573 00:28:09,862 --> 00:28:11,951 They think they found Emmett. His body. 574 00:28:12,081 --> 00:28:13,300 [woman gasps] 575 00:28:13,430 --> 00:28:18,392 ♪♪ 576 00:28:18,522 --> 00:28:24,006 ♪♪ 577 00:28:24,137 --> 00:28:26,008 [Alma crying] 578 00:28:26,139 --> 00:28:32,885 ♪♪ 579 00:28:33,015 --> 00:28:39,805 ♪♪ 580 00:28:39,935 --> 00:28:41,458 [pen clicks] 581 00:28:41,589 --> 00:28:42,503 Where did they find him? 582 00:28:42,633 --> 00:28:44,331 The Tallahatchie River. 583 00:28:46,072 --> 00:28:47,595 Do they know what happened? How did he die? 584 00:28:48,509 --> 00:28:50,903 OLLIE: Nothing official's come of it yet. 585 00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:52,774 -Where is he now? -What? 586 00:28:52,905 --> 00:28:54,558 Where is my son? 587 00:28:55,908 --> 00:28:57,083 I suppose he's with the undertaker. 588 00:28:57,213 --> 00:28:58,388 -Which one? -I don't know. 589 00:28:58,519 --> 00:28:59,607 Then what good are you? 590 00:29:01,348 --> 00:29:02,828 I need to know exactly where he is, 591 00:29:02,958 --> 00:29:06,875 and if it really is him, we gotta bring him home. 592 00:29:08,094 --> 00:29:09,269 Cause of death? 593 00:29:09,399 --> 00:29:10,923 Single bullet to the head. 594 00:29:11,053 --> 00:29:12,751 You need an autopsy to confirm it? 595 00:29:12,881 --> 00:29:15,318 Well, the water damage is substantial. 596 00:29:15,449 --> 00:29:17,103 How long did you say the boy's been missing? 597 00:29:17,233 --> 00:29:18,757 -Three days. -SMITH: Three days. 598 00:29:20,367 --> 00:29:22,456 Well, I-I've never seen such damage 599 00:29:22,586 --> 00:29:23,936 in such a short amount of time. 600 00:29:24,066 --> 00:29:26,155 I honestly don't see any use for an autopsy. 601 00:29:26,286 --> 00:29:28,767 Well, that's it, then. 602 00:29:28,897 --> 00:29:29,768 We'll be taking it from here. 603 00:29:29,898 --> 00:29:30,986 Now, hold on a second. 604 00:29:31,117 --> 00:29:32,771 The boy was abducted in Leflore County. 605 00:29:32,901 --> 00:29:34,207 That's our jurisdiction. 606 00:29:34,424 --> 00:29:36,992 We ain't talking about a kidnapping anymore, George. 607 00:29:37,036 --> 00:29:39,212 We found him 10 miles into Tallahatchie County. 608 00:29:39,342 --> 00:29:40,996 You're on my turf. 609 00:29:41,127 --> 00:29:43,999 I say inquest complete. 610 00:29:44,130 --> 00:29:45,131 Chester... 611 00:29:47,089 --> 00:29:49,135 ...you go ahead and release the body to the family. 612 00:29:50,223 --> 00:29:51,224 Yes, sir. 613 00:29:51,833 --> 00:29:53,922 Suppose I'll set up shipment to Chicago with Mose Wright? 614 00:29:55,489 --> 00:29:56,925 Chicago? 615 00:29:57,056 --> 00:29:59,928 Ain't no one gonna ship that body out of Mississippi. 616 00:30:00,059 --> 00:30:02,975 Now, you get it in the ground immediately, 617 00:30:03,105 --> 00:30:07,066 and you tell ole Mose it ain't a suggestion. 618 00:30:08,067 --> 00:30:09,546 You hear me, boy? 619 00:30:10,896 --> 00:30:12,332 Yes, sir. 620 00:30:16,379 --> 00:30:18,381 [men grunting] 621 00:30:23,082 --> 00:30:24,823 [automobile approaches] 622 00:30:34,441 --> 00:30:36,704 -[engine shuts off] -Papa! 623 00:30:38,053 --> 00:30:39,359 I ain't believe it when I heard. 624 00:30:40,534 --> 00:30:42,057 Now, please tell me I'm seeing things. 625 00:30:42,188 --> 00:30:44,059 Please tell me you ain't burying Bo without Mamie's blessing! 626 00:30:44,190 --> 00:30:47,062 Now, we got strict orders from the law to bury him down here. 627 00:30:47,193 --> 00:30:48,281 To hell with the law! 628 00:30:48,411 --> 00:30:50,631 Quiet yourself. 629 00:30:50,761 --> 00:30:52,241 Already got a target on my back. 630 00:30:52,372 --> 00:30:54,330 What if it were me? Huh? 631 00:30:54,461 --> 00:30:55,505 Or me? 632 00:30:55,766 --> 00:30:57,725 Any one of us could've turned up in that river. 633 00:31:00,162 --> 00:31:02,077 I don't know how you do it down here. 634 00:31:02,208 --> 00:31:03,513 How you live. 635 00:31:05,211 --> 00:31:08,344 My whole life is here. 636 00:31:08,475 --> 00:31:09,476 That's how. 637 00:31:09,606 --> 00:31:11,695 Not anymore. 638 00:31:11,826 --> 00:31:13,567 Grandma Lizzie's heading up north with me. 639 00:31:15,177 --> 00:31:16,396 Hm. 640 00:31:18,267 --> 00:31:19,312 Don't you think Miss Mamie 641 00:31:19,486 --> 00:31:21,053 would want Bobo on the train with us? 642 00:31:21,183 --> 00:31:25,013 ♪♪ 643 00:31:25,144 --> 00:31:26,710 [sighs] 644 00:31:28,930 --> 00:31:30,845 WILKINS: It would appear from this lynching 645 00:31:30,976 --> 00:31:32,891 that the state of Mississippi has decided 646 00:31:33,021 --> 00:31:37,112 to maintain white supremacy by murdering children. 647 00:31:37,243 --> 00:31:40,028 The killers of the boy felt free to lynch him 648 00:31:40,159 --> 00:31:42,639 because there is, in the entire state, 649 00:31:42,770 --> 00:31:44,903 no restraining influence of decency. 650 00:31:45,033 --> 00:31:46,121 -That's his chair. -GENE: What? 651 00:31:46,295 --> 00:31:47,644 We have protested to Governor White, 652 00:31:47,775 --> 00:31:49,516 seeking his help via telegram, 653 00:31:49,646 --> 00:31:53,259 but judging by past actions of the state chief executive... 654 00:31:53,389 --> 00:31:54,347 Uh, I didn't even think... 655 00:31:54,477 --> 00:31:56,871 ...little action can be expected. 656 00:31:57,002 --> 00:31:58,481 It's new. 657 00:31:58,612 --> 00:32:00,396 He barely used it. 658 00:32:00,527 --> 00:32:03,051 MAN: Wherever there is any kind of... 659 00:32:03,182 --> 00:32:05,488 ♪♪ 660 00:32:05,619 --> 00:32:07,142 GENE: You can cry. 661 00:32:10,058 --> 00:32:11,668 You know that, right? 662 00:32:15,281 --> 00:32:16,978 There's no prize for holding it in. 663 00:32:18,675 --> 00:32:22,592 There'll be plenty of time for me to cry when he's home. 664 00:32:23,376 --> 00:32:25,334 [telephone rings] 665 00:32:29,034 --> 00:32:30,731 Hello? 666 00:32:30,861 --> 00:32:32,428 Uncle Crosby. 667 00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:33,647 Thank God. 668 00:32:33,777 --> 00:32:35,475 How's Uncle Mose holding up? 669 00:32:37,912 --> 00:32:39,305 What now? 670 00:32:41,394 --> 00:32:43,091 No. 671 00:32:43,222 --> 00:32:44,527 No, no. 672 00:32:44,658 --> 00:32:47,095 D-Don't you tell me that. 673 00:32:47,226 --> 00:32:48,967 Don't you dare tell me that! 674 00:32:49,097 --> 00:32:50,403 [receiver slams] 675 00:32:51,839 --> 00:32:53,797 They're trying to cover it up. 676 00:32:55,103 --> 00:32:58,106 RAYNER: The whole city is praying for you and your boy. 677 00:32:58,237 --> 00:33:00,065 Meanwhile, in Mississippi, they're trying to shove him 678 00:33:00,195 --> 00:33:01,762 in the ground like he never existed. 679 00:33:02,937 --> 00:33:06,462 I want him to rest where he was loved, 680 00:33:06,593 --> 00:33:09,857 where he had the right to look a person in the eye. 681 00:33:09,988 --> 00:33:12,468 RAYNER: I have contacts in Mississippi. 682 00:33:13,208 --> 00:33:15,602 The gentleman I'm thinking of is a white man. 683 00:33:15,732 --> 00:33:17,865 Chick Nelson. 684 00:33:17,996 --> 00:33:22,174 I'll reach out and see if he can help us get your son home. 685 00:33:22,957 --> 00:33:24,350 Thank you, Mr. Rayner. 686 00:33:24,480 --> 00:33:26,265 I make no guarantees. 687 00:33:26,395 --> 00:33:31,139 If your Uncle Mose isn't willing to defy the sheriff's orders, 688 00:33:31,270 --> 00:33:33,794 he likely has good reason. 689 00:33:33,924 --> 00:33:36,231 All this attention won't make it any easier 690 00:33:36,362 --> 00:33:37,754 for your family down there. 691 00:33:37,885 --> 00:33:40,192 We just appreciate you trying. 692 00:33:42,803 --> 00:33:45,501 And there is a matter of cost. 693 00:33:45,632 --> 00:33:48,026 I don't care how much it costs. 694 00:33:50,071 --> 00:33:53,248 You bring my boy home. You will get your money. 695 00:33:54,206 --> 00:33:56,686 MAN: Well, you know, they say this boy was 14, 696 00:33:56,817 --> 00:33:58,819 but then when they showed the body, 697 00:33:58,949 --> 00:34:00,821 he had a dong on him like a horse. 698 00:34:00,951 --> 00:34:02,997 WOMAN: I feel for her, but blaming the whole state 699 00:34:03,128 --> 00:34:04,303 isn't gonna help her case. 700 00:34:04,651 --> 00:34:07,871 Hoodlum trash making us all look like a bunch of savages. 701 00:34:08,002 --> 00:34:09,699 I hope they fry. 702 00:34:12,789 --> 00:34:14,661 [sighs] 703 00:34:15,923 --> 00:34:18,404 Uh, coffee, please. H-Heavy on the cream. 704 00:34:18,534 --> 00:34:20,841 [mid-tempo rock music playing] 705 00:34:20,971 --> 00:34:22,843 ♪♪ 706 00:34:22,973 --> 00:34:24,845 Down here on assignment? 707 00:34:26,412 --> 00:34:27,543 That obvious? 708 00:34:28,675 --> 00:34:30,242 Chet Packton. I'm in from Jackson. 709 00:34:30,372 --> 00:34:31,895 I'm covering for the Daily News. 710 00:34:32,026 --> 00:34:34,507 Ah. Dan Wakefield. The Nation. 711 00:34:36,683 --> 00:34:38,859 When I stepped off the bus from New York, 712 00:34:38,989 --> 00:34:40,513 I thought I'd get right to it, so I went door to door 713 00:34:40,643 --> 00:34:42,167 to see if I could get a statement. 714 00:34:42,297 --> 00:34:43,690 [chuckles] 715 00:34:43,820 --> 00:34:45,083 Let me just say, a few people were kind enough 716 00:34:45,213 --> 00:34:47,302 to say, "No comment." 717 00:34:47,433 --> 00:34:48,564 Give yourself a few days. 718 00:34:48,999 --> 00:34:50,392 You'll figure out how things work down here real quick. 719 00:34:50,523 --> 00:34:52,046 I take it they don't warm to outsiders. 720 00:34:52,177 --> 00:34:53,569 Why do you think you're still thirsty? 721 00:34:53,700 --> 00:34:56,094 [both chuckle] 722 00:34:56,224 --> 00:34:57,660 ♪♪ 723 00:34:57,791 --> 00:34:58,748 They're gonna have a tough time 724 00:34:58,879 --> 00:35:00,489 finding an impartial jury down here. 725 00:35:00,620 --> 00:35:02,361 Jury? 726 00:35:02,491 --> 00:35:04,102 You're getting way ahead of yourself. 727 00:35:04,232 --> 00:35:06,452 There's a body. And a confession. 728 00:35:06,582 --> 00:35:08,149 You don't think they'll indict? 729 00:35:09,846 --> 00:35:12,719 Like I said, give yourself a few days. 730 00:35:14,677 --> 00:35:17,115 Can you bring us over another cup when you can, Dottie? 731 00:35:18,159 --> 00:35:19,595 My friend here needs to wake up. 732 00:35:21,771 --> 00:35:24,948 My God. [sighs] 733 00:35:25,079 --> 00:35:26,863 The condition. 734 00:35:26,994 --> 00:35:28,691 [sighs] 735 00:35:28,822 --> 00:35:31,651 And if I'd have known, I-- I'd have saved you the time 736 00:35:31,781 --> 00:35:34,697 of loading him up, driving all the way out here. 737 00:35:34,828 --> 00:35:37,178 Sir, this child's mother had to make a helluva 738 00:35:37,309 --> 00:35:39,615 lot of promises for this to happen. 739 00:35:39,746 --> 00:35:41,748 Don't tell us you've changed your mind. 740 00:35:41,878 --> 00:35:43,837 I hate to, but I gotta. 741 00:35:43,967 --> 00:35:45,360 I'm sorry. 742 00:35:45,491 --> 00:35:47,449 Can't you keep the body at Century Burial 743 00:35:47,580 --> 00:35:49,625 till you find someone else willing to prep and ship it? 744 00:35:49,756 --> 00:35:51,540 Absolutely not. 745 00:35:52,411 --> 00:35:55,936 The law's gonna be watching us, making sure we follow orders. 746 00:35:56,066 --> 00:35:59,244 Mr. Nelson, as far as the law is concerned, 747 00:35:59,374 --> 00:36:02,116 that body is in the ground. 748 00:36:02,247 --> 00:36:05,119 You help us now, and the story's over. 749 00:36:05,250 --> 00:36:07,426 This mother just wants to see her boy again. 750 00:36:07,556 --> 00:36:10,994 If I prep this body for shipment to Chicago, 751 00:36:11,125 --> 00:36:13,214 I need your word you won't let her. 752 00:36:14,346 --> 00:36:15,521 Won't let her what? 753 00:36:15,651 --> 00:36:18,219 See the body. 754 00:36:18,350 --> 00:36:19,699 You've seen it. 755 00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:22,528 She shouldn't have to. 756 00:36:23,964 --> 00:36:25,400 That's my condition. 757 00:36:25,531 --> 00:36:29,361 ♪♪ 758 00:36:30,536 --> 00:36:32,973 JOHN: Was the wheelchair necessary? 759 00:36:33,103 --> 00:36:35,454 GENE: We don't know what's going to happen today. 760 00:36:35,584 --> 00:36:39,240 If he's not on that train, God knows how she'll react. 761 00:36:39,371 --> 00:36:40,415 And if he is... 762 00:36:40,546 --> 00:36:42,156 [flashbulb clicks] 763 00:36:42,287 --> 00:36:44,202 ...well, we don't know what then, either. 764 00:36:44,332 --> 00:36:47,553 [bell dinging, brakes squealing] 765 00:36:48,641 --> 00:36:53,080 My God, Mamie, look at all of 'em. 766 00:36:53,211 --> 00:36:54,299 [flashbulbs clicking] 767 00:36:54,429 --> 00:36:56,083 They showed up for him. 768 00:36:58,085 --> 00:36:59,913 What if something goes wrong, Daddy? 769 00:37:00,043 --> 00:37:01,828 What if he doesn't make it? 770 00:37:03,612 --> 00:37:05,179 They're here for you, too, honey. 771 00:37:05,310 --> 00:37:07,225 [flashbulb clicks] 772 00:37:08,617 --> 00:37:10,184 Curtis. Curtis! 773 00:37:10,315 --> 00:37:12,186 [chuckles] 774 00:37:12,317 --> 00:37:13,970 Oh, Curtis! 775 00:37:14,101 --> 00:37:16,408 [breathing shakily] 776 00:37:16,538 --> 00:37:18,061 Are you okay? 777 00:37:18,192 --> 00:37:19,411 GENE: Just breathe. 778 00:37:22,283 --> 00:37:24,807 [door clanking] 779 00:37:24,938 --> 00:37:28,550 ♪♪ 780 00:37:28,681 --> 00:37:32,293 ♪♪ 781 00:37:32,424 --> 00:37:34,295 [flashbulbs clicking] 782 00:37:34,426 --> 00:37:38,821 ♪♪ 783 00:37:38,952 --> 00:37:43,261 ♪♪ 784 00:37:43,391 --> 00:37:45,611 -[crying] Emmett. -GENE: Mamie. 785 00:37:45,741 --> 00:37:46,960 You didn't-- you didn't... 786 00:37:47,090 --> 00:37:48,831 GENE: Baby, baby, baby, baby. 787 00:37:50,006 --> 00:37:52,922 No! No! Emmett! 788 00:37:54,576 --> 00:37:57,144 We got you. We got you, we got you, we got you. 789 00:37:57,275 --> 00:37:59,102 [sobbing] 790 00:37:59,233 --> 00:38:03,237 ♪♪ 791 00:38:03,368 --> 00:38:07,328 ♪♪ 792 00:38:07,459 --> 00:38:09,896 You didn't die for nothing. 793 00:38:10,026 --> 00:38:11,724 No! My son! 794 00:38:11,854 --> 00:38:15,902 ♪♪ 795 00:38:16,032 --> 00:38:20,123 ♪♪ 796 00:38:20,254 --> 00:38:21,603 No! 797 00:38:21,734 --> 00:38:23,605 [sobbing continues] 798 00:38:23,736 --> 00:38:29,002 ♪♪ 799 00:38:29,132 --> 00:38:34,355 ♪♪ 800 00:38:34,486 --> 00:38:36,226 [brakes squeak] 801 00:38:36,357 --> 00:38:38,228 [engine shuts off] 802 00:38:57,726 --> 00:38:59,337 Thank you for coming, Mr. Jackson. 803 00:39:05,168 --> 00:39:07,649 You're asking me to spend the rest of my life 804 00:39:07,780 --> 00:39:11,349 wondering if my child is in that box? 805 00:39:11,479 --> 00:39:15,135 When Mr. Nelson agreed to prepare Emmett's body, 806 00:39:15,265 --> 00:39:16,832 he did so with the understanding 807 00:39:16,963 --> 00:39:19,357 that the casket would never be opened. 808 00:39:19,487 --> 00:39:21,271 He did this under whose authority? 809 00:39:21,402 --> 00:39:22,447 His own. 810 00:39:23,448 --> 00:39:26,494 Mr. Nelson put himself and everyone down there at risk 811 00:39:26,625 --> 00:39:28,409 when he defied sheriff's orders. 812 00:39:29,715 --> 00:39:32,631 Because of him, as far as they're concerned, 813 00:39:32,761 --> 00:39:34,981 Emmett's buried in your uncle's churchyard. 814 00:39:35,111 --> 00:39:38,071 Until now. You saw those cameras. 815 00:39:38,201 --> 00:39:40,334 I won't let them cover this up. 816 00:39:40,465 --> 00:39:41,814 I won't do it. 817 00:39:41,944 --> 00:39:46,775 He sealed that casket to protect everyone involved. 818 00:39:46,906 --> 00:39:48,081 Including you. 819 00:39:49,474 --> 00:39:51,650 I just don't think this is something 820 00:39:51,780 --> 00:39:53,173 a mother could handle. 821 00:39:53,434 --> 00:39:56,002 I didn't think I could handle a lot of things in my life, 822 00:39:56,132 --> 00:40:00,180 Mr. Rayner, but I handled them, and I will handle this. 823 00:40:01,224 --> 00:40:05,403 I am not leaving until I see my boy. 824 00:40:05,533 --> 00:40:07,187 [breathing heavily] 825 00:40:07,927 --> 00:40:09,929 [sighs] 826 00:40:16,936 --> 00:40:18,198 We're ready. 827 00:40:40,263 --> 00:40:42,135 I need to stand alone with him. 828 00:40:51,753 --> 00:40:57,672 ♪♪ 829 00:40:57,803 --> 00:41:03,722 ♪♪ 830 00:41:03,852 --> 00:41:09,771 ♪♪ 831 00:41:09,902 --> 00:41:15,777 ♪♪ 832 00:41:15,908 --> 00:41:21,827 ♪♪ 833 00:41:21,957 --> 00:41:27,789 ♪♪ 834 00:41:27,920 --> 00:41:30,096 MAMIE: Shh. EMMETT: [coos] 835 00:41:30,226 --> 00:41:33,316 MAMIE: You just got here, and they're telling me I gotta give you up. 836 00:41:34,753 --> 00:41:37,712 Uh-oh. I know. It's cold. 837 00:41:37,843 --> 00:41:44,458 ♪♪ 838 00:41:44,589 --> 00:41:51,247 ♪♪ 839 00:41:51,378 --> 00:41:57,950 ♪♪ 840 00:41:58,080 --> 00:42:04,652 ♪♪ 841 00:42:04,783 --> 00:42:07,002 -How you doing? -EMMETT: [coos] 842 00:42:07,133 --> 00:42:09,048 MAMIE: [chuckles] 843 00:42:10,658 --> 00:42:11,920 Yes. 844 00:42:13,052 --> 00:42:14,314 It's good to see you. 845 00:42:14,444 --> 00:42:19,058 ♪♪ 846 00:42:19,188 --> 00:42:23,845 ♪♪ 847 00:42:23,976 --> 00:42:26,152 I want him to be free. 848 00:42:26,282 --> 00:42:32,811 ♪♪ 849 00:42:32,941 --> 00:42:39,469 ♪♪ 850 00:42:39,600 --> 00:42:46,041 ♪♪ 851 00:42:46,172 --> 00:42:52,613 ♪♪ 852 00:42:52,744 --> 00:42:59,272 ♪♪ 853 00:42:59,402 --> 00:43:05,887 ♪♪ 854 00:43:06,018 --> 00:43:12,590 ♪♪ 855 00:43:12,720 --> 00:43:19,161 ♪♪ 856 00:43:19,292 --> 00:43:25,777 ♪♪ 857 00:43:25,907 --> 00:43:32,392 ♪♪ 858 00:43:32,522 --> 00:43:34,742 MAMIE: [breathing shakily] 859 00:43:34,873 --> 00:43:40,443 ♪♪ 860 00:43:40,574 --> 00:43:46,580 ♪♪ 861 00:43:46,711 --> 00:43:49,409 No one will believe it. 862 00:43:49,539 --> 00:43:51,063 What they did. 863 00:43:54,849 --> 00:43:56,372 People need to know. 864 00:43:57,939 --> 00:43:59,680 And you will tell them. 865 00:43:59,811 --> 00:44:02,161 -Of course. -And you will show them. 866 00:44:02,291 --> 00:44:03,902 Take his picture. As he is. 867 00:44:04,032 --> 00:44:05,251 Yes, ma'am. 868 00:44:05,381 --> 00:44:06,731 What are y'all waiting for? 869 00:44:06,861 --> 00:44:11,997 ♪♪ 870 00:44:12,127 --> 00:44:13,955 [breathing shakily] 871 00:44:14,086 --> 00:44:19,352 ♪♪ 872 00:44:19,482 --> 00:44:24,749 ♪♪ 873 00:44:33,758 --> 00:44:35,324 I want a public wake. 874 00:44:36,282 --> 00:44:38,023 Tonight. 875 00:44:38,153 --> 00:44:39,328 Open casket. 876 00:44:39,459 --> 00:44:41,896 And I don't want you doing a thing to him. 877 00:44:43,942 --> 00:44:47,554 With all due respect, 878 00:44:47,685 --> 00:44:51,950 photos in a magazine are one thing, 879 00:44:52,080 --> 00:44:54,474 but people are gonna see him. 880 00:44:55,344 --> 00:44:56,911 Up close. 881 00:44:59,044 --> 00:45:04,092 Let me fix him up s-so he's presentable. 882 00:45:07,879 --> 00:45:09,010 I am not asking. 883 00:45:09,271 --> 00:45:11,143 ♪ There's a battle raging somewhere♪ 884 00:45:11,273 --> 00:45:16,365 Let the people see what they did to my boy. 885 00:45:16,496 --> 00:45:19,064 ♪ And its thunder shakes the ground♪ 886 00:45:19,194 --> 00:45:21,849 ♪ A terrible silence♪ 887 00:45:21,980 --> 00:45:24,460 ♪ When it's over♪ 888 00:45:24,591 --> 00:45:28,247 ♪ Only death makes such a sound♪ 889 00:45:29,509 --> 00:45:34,035 ♪ And I see, yes, I see♪ 890 00:45:34,819 --> 00:45:38,126 ♪ On the last day of July♪