Overview
The true story of Mamie Till Mobley’s relentless pursuit of justice for her 14 year old son, Emmett Till, who, in 1955, was lynched while visiting his cousins in Mississippi.
Director and cast
- Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley
- Jalyn Hall as Emmett Till
- Frankie Faison as John Carthan
- Haley Bennett as Carolyn Bryant
- John Douglas Thompson as Moses Wright
- Whoopi Goldberg as Alma
- Jayme Lawson as Myrlie Evers
- Tosin Cole as Medgar Evers
- Kevin Carroll as Rayfield Mooty
- Sean Patrick Thomas as Gene Mobley
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