Women of the Movement
The series is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find justice after her son Emmett was brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett's murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chose to bear her pain on the world's stage, emerging as an activist for justice and igniting the Civil Rights movement as we know it today.
- Metascore71
- 2022-2022
- 1 season
- ABC
- Documentary, Drama
- TV-MA
The series is based on the true story of Mamie Till-Mobley, who in 1955 risked her life to find justice after her son Emmett was brutally murdered in the Jim Crow South. Unwilling to let Emmett's murder disappear from the headlines, Mamie chose to bear her pain on the world's stage, emerging as an activist for justice and igniting the Civil Rights movement as we know it today.
Season 1 Episode Guide
6 Episodes 2022
Episode 1
Mother and Son
Thu, Jan 6, 2022
Based on a true story. In 1955, 14 year old Emmett Till travels from his home in Chicago to visit family in Mississippi. Growing up in Chicago, he was largely isolated from the intense racism of the South. As an African American teen, he is unprepared for the vastly different social norms of 1950's rural Mississippi. He encounters a Caucasian woman in a store, and while historical retellings differ, he apparently insulted her. Some say it was harmless flirtation, some say it was a speech impediment she misinterpreted. Her husband and a friend kidnap, torture, and murder Emmett. Both are arrested and tried, but the all white jury refuses to convict.
Episode 2
Only Skin
Thu, Jan 6, 2022
A mother receives a call saying her son was kidnapped, and rallies her community to help bring him home.
Episode 3
Let the People See
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
After her son's body is recovered in Mississippi, Mamie insists on having a public wake with an open casket to ensure that he did not die in vain; the case becomes national news, putting pressure on Mississippi officials to go to trial.
Episode 4
Manhunt
Thu, Jan 13, 2022
The historic trial begins, and on the eve of her testimony, Mamie must face the three people responsible for her son's murder, as well as some ugly truths in the Jim Crow South.
Episode 5
Mothers and Sons
Thu, Jan 20, 2022
The two mothers at the center of the Emmett Till murder, Carolyn Bryant and Mamie Till-Mobley, testify about his character in front of a packed courtroom.
Episode 6
The Last Word
Thu, Jan 20, 2022
After the verdict is reached and the story becomes international news, a movement begins -- and Mamie Till-Mobley fights to defend Emmett's legacy.
