The Legacy of Emmett Till: From Tragedy to Activism

Thursday, April 11 | Noon ET

Janai Nelson, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, joins Ronald Collins, author of Tragedy on Trial: The Story of the Infamous Emmett Till Murder Trial, to discuss the tragedy of Emmett Till’s murder, the shocking story of the trial that followed, and its impact on the Civil Rights Movement. Thomas Donnelly, chief content officer at the National Constitution Center, moderates. Learn more

Photo: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs division

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