Emmett Till’s mother declined an offer from the mortician to “touch up” her son’s body, and she made the decision to have an open casket funeral. “I think everybody needed to know what ...

September 3, 1955 Emmett Till's body is taken to Chicago's Roberts Temple Church of God for viewing and funeral services. Emmett's mother decides to have an open casket funeral. Thousands of ...

That Emmett Till’s body even made it to Chicago from Mississippi demonstrates ... city leaders declared Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ a City of Chicago Landmark in recognition of the ...

The last living person to see Emmett Till alive celebrated his memory in ... "I was in denial," said Rev. Parker Jr. "I went to the funeral and said 'that's not him'; I was in shock or something ...

(KTAL/KMSS) – A play about Emmett Till that features a local cast will ... Emmett’s mother Mamie had an open-casket funeral for young Emmett because she wanted “the world to see” what ...