Mamie Bradley at funeral service for Emmett Till

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Title: Mamie Bradley at funeral service for Emmett Till Description: Mamie Bradley stands in front of the casket of her son, Emmett Till, at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, located at 4021 South State Street, as family members of Emmett Louis Till proceed into the church for his funeral, Chicago, Illinois. Till, a 14-year-old Black child, was brutally murdered and lynched by two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, in a racist attack. Date Depicted: 1955 September 3 Creator: Ralph Walters for Chicago Sun-Times Creator Role: photographer Physical Format: black-and-white negatives Copyright Notice: © Chicago Sun-Times Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Credit Line: ST-17600641, Chicago Sun-Times Collection, Chicago History Museum Storage Location: P&P: Chicago Sun-Times collection, digital image only (no associated collection materials) Max Pixels - Width: 8599 Max Pixels - Height: 10823 Help improve this content