Women of the Movement: Limited Series

Mamie Till Mobley, a young mother living a simple life... More in Chicago, begrudgingly lets her adventurous 14-year-old son, Emmett, go on vacation with his great uncle and cousins to Mississippi. Days after his arrival, tragedy strikes and Mamie is faced with a mother’s worst nightmare when her son goes missing.

After receiving the call that her son was kidnapped by... More white men in Mississippi, Mamie rallies her community in Chicago to bring Emmett home. As a result, Mamie is thrust into the spotlight while facing unimaginable tragedy.

After her son’s body is recovered in Mississippi, Mamie insists... More on having a public wake with an open casket to ensure that he did not die in vain. The case becomes national news, which puts pressure on Mississippi officials to do the unthinkable—go to trial.

A historic trial begins, and on the eve of her... More testimony, Mamie must face the three people responsible for her son’s murder, while also facing some ugly truths in the Jim Crow South.