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Emmett Till's mother was Mamie Till Mobley.
No, Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till, is not still alive. She died on January 6, 2003.
Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Elizabeth Carthan Till Bradley Mobley, died on January 6, 2003.
As far as I know from history Emmitt was Mamie's only child.
Emmett Till's mother was Mamie Till-Mobley. She was a prominent figure in the Civil Rights Movement and sought justice for her son after he was brutally murdered in 1955. Her decision to have an open casket funeral for Emmett helped to galvanize the Civil Rights Movement.
Because as Mamie Till-Mobley stated: "I want the world to see what racism looks like".
No, Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till, is not still alive. She died on January 6, 2003.
Louis Till and Mamie Carthan was his parents, but they later divorced after Mamie found out that Louis had been unfaithful.
Mamie Till has: Played Herself - Mother of Emmett Till (segment "The Murder of Emmett Till") in "60 Minutes" in 1968. Played Herself - Mother of Emmett Till in "The Murder and the Movement" in 1985. Played Mamie Till (Herself) in "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1986. Played Herself - Mother of Emmett Till in "Eyes on the Prize" in 1987. Played herself in "The American Experience" in 1988. Played Herself - Mother of Emmett Till in "Civil Rights Martyrs: Free at Last" in 2000. Played herself in "The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till" in 2005. Played Mamie Till (Herself) in "Faces in the Water: The Martyrs of Civil Rights Memorial" in 2005. Played Mamie Till in "Soundtrack for a Revolution" in 2009.
The cast of The Perfect Sacrifice - 2014 includes: Idrees Degas as Rayfield Mooty David Ghilardi as J.W. Milam TJay Howard as Gene Mobley Wade Littlejohn as Deceased Emmett Tyler Parks as Emmett Till Charlie Peppers as Deceased Emmett Nakia Secrest as Mamie Till-Bradley Zac Titus as Roy Bryant
Emmett Till wasn't recognized because he had been so severely beaten and shot that he was totally unrecognizable. He was identified using a ring he was wearing that was given to him by his mother, Mamie.