Before ‘The Piano Lesson,’ Danielle Deadwyler Gave an Incredible Performance in This Heartbreaking True Story

Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till in Till

The murder of Emmett Till is one of the most upsetting events in American history, and is sadly a tragedy that continues to have relevance today. In the summer of 1955, the 14-year-old boy was brutally lynched and murdered by white men after he allegedly flirtatiously whistled at a white woman, Carolyn Bryant.

&#x2715 Remove Ads Deadwyler captures the righteous anger that Mamie felt and allows the viewer to feel the same frustration that she did as the courts continuously find a way to avoid delivering actual justice. Mamie is understandably numb due to her initial stage of grief, but this subsequently gives rise to a spirit of activism that makes her a leader within her community.

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