UC-Riverside: Emmett Till Exhibition Answered a Call to Action
January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024
RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 24 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news:
When discussing the exhibition, "The Impact of Images: Mamie Till's Courage from Tragedy," Douglas McCulloh says, "Her decision to have an open casket and insist Black photographers be present wasn't just courageous."
The casket was for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, "who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 19 . . .
When discussing the exhibition, "The Impact of Images: Mamie Till's Courage from Tragedy," Douglas McCulloh says, "Her decision to have an open casket and insist Black photographers be present wasn't just courageous."
The casket was for her 14-year-old son, Emmett Till, "who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 19 . . .