Till star WhoopiGoldberg speaks to Screen Rant about the importance of telling Emmett Till's story, and why Mamie's fight matters today as much as ever:
Arriving in theaters on October 14, Till tells a story that has long been part of American history, but which many Americans still do not fully grasp to this day. The biopic introduces 14-year-old Emmett Till as he embarks on a visit to his cousins in Mississippi, unaware that a simple friendly interaction on his part will result in his brutal murder. But the film goes far beyond that initial tragedy and follows his mother Mamie as she moves hell and high water to make his killers pay.
Whoopi Goldberg: Well, because they asked me to be part of it, and I said yes! But the story's never been told, which is kind of shocking when you think about it. It's never been told, and yet we still see the same kind of systemic racism starting to creep back into our everyday lives. We fought really hard to prevent this kind of thing from continuing to go on, and now we're slipping backward.
Whoopi Goldberg: I think a lot of what Mamie did came from her really sort of figuring it out as she goes, because, you know, I tell her "Don't go. Don't go down there. Don't do this." And she's like, "Well, I have to. This is what I have to do for my son." And I say to her, "Well, what about you? You're my kid, why are you doing this?"
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