Let the World See - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
The Boy from Chicago
The first installment of the series begins with an examination of Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley's early life, Emmett Till's childhood, the fate of his father and the events that led to Emmett Till's murder in Mississippi in the summer of 1955. Ms. Mamie Till- Mobley and Emmett Till's cousins Rev. Wheeler Parker, who was a witness to his abduction, as well as Ms. Thelma Wright, Ms. Ollie Gordon and Amos Smith add context and a deeper explanation to the racial climate and chain of events that led Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley to make the heartbreaking decision to have an open-casket funeral for the world to see what happened to her son. Former first lady Mrs. Michelle Obama will also appear in the episode.
There He Is
The second installment of "Let The World See" follows Ms. Mamie Till-Mobley's journey to the Jim Crow South to face the two white men, J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, on trial for Emmett Till's murder. The episode details the events of the trial, including the historic testimony of her uncle Rev. Mose Wright who stood up on the witness stand and pointed to Emmett Till's abductors, the 18-year-old Black man who came forward to describe what he saw the morning of Emmett Till's death, and the subsequent confession the two accused men made with their reasons for killing Emmett Till. The program also highlights the protests across the country after the jury acquitted Milam and Bryant. The episode features interviews with recording artist and activist Common; former first lady Michelle Obama; Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.; Mayor of Glendora, Mississippi, Johnny Thomas, whose stepfather was suspected of aiding the murderers; authors Angie Thomas and Michael Eric Dyson; professors Dr. Khalil Gibran Muhammad and Gloria J. Browne-Marshall and more.
Say His Name
The aftermath of Emmett Till's death, including its influence on the civil rights movement and the present-day fight for justice.
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