Film-debate Emmett Till

Based on a true story.

A young widow raising her 14-year-old son alone, Mamie Till-Mobley is also the only black woman working for the US Air Force in Chicago. When Emmett is murdered for allegedly whistling a white woman in Mississippi in 1955, Grandma shakes up consciences by insisting, during the funeral, that her son's casket remain open and that public opinion understand the horror that he suffered. A strong gesture to refuse oppression and hatred. She also gives Jet magazine the exclusive rights to publish photos of her mutilated son, so much so that the whole world is moved by this particularly atrocious lynching.

With courage, Mamie Till became involved in the civil rights movement and became an active activist for the NAACP, the main organization for the defense of African-Americans, demanding more social justice and access to education for the black community. ..

A session led by Christine Bessoles Moletta, English teacher. Tea offered by the Anglais 82 association from 4 p.m.

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