A church in Chicago, Illinois where the funeral and open-casket viewing of Emmett Till was held. The event drew tens of thousands of people and helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement.
Think of Roberts Temple Church of God as a megaphone that amplified the voice against racial injustice. Just like a megaphone helps spread a message to a larger audience, the funeral held at this church brought national attention to racial violence in America.
Open-Casket Funeral: A ceremony in which the body of the deceased person is placed on display in an open casket for mourners to pay their respects. Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett's mother, insisted on an open-casket funeral so everyone could see her son's mutilated body.
Mamie Till-Mobley: The mother of Emmett Till who became an activist after her son’s murder. She insisted on an open-casket funeral for her son to expose the brutality he had suffered.
Civil Rights Activism: Efforts aimed at securing equal social or political rights for marginalized groups, particularly African Americans during the mid-20th century.
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