TV American Experience - Season 15 Episode 6 : The Murder of Emmett Till American Experience - Season 15 Episode 6 : The Murder of Emmett Till 6.6/10 by 43 users Recalling the 1955 murder of a 14-year-old black youth in the Mississippi delta, an incident that could very well have launched the civil-rights movement. "He was a sacrificial lamb," says Mamie Till of her son Emmett, a fun-loving Chicago teen who was slain after whistling at a white woman outside a general store in Tallahatchee County, Miss. Less than a month after Till's mutilated body was found, two white defendants were acquitted (in 67 minutes) by an all-white jury. Details Casts Posters Images Title American Experience - Season 15 Episode 6 : The Murder of Emmett Till Alternative Titles The American Experience First Air Date 1988-10-04 Last Air Date 2026-01-06 Number of Episodes 400 Number of Seasons 38 Genres Documentary, Networks PBS, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List American Experience Season 15 :Episode 1 Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who? Jimmy Carter (1): Jimmy Who? 2002-11-11 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 2 Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage Jimmy Carter (2): Hostage 2002-11-12 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 3 Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis Chicago: City of the Century (1): Mudhole to Metropolis 2003-01-13 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 4 Chicago: City of the Century (2): The Revolution Has Begun Chicago: City of the Century (2): The Revolution Has Begun 2003-01-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 5 Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for Chicago Chicago: City of the Century (3): Battle for Chicago 2003-01-15 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 6 The Murder of Emmett Till The Murder of Emmett Till 2003-01-20 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 7 Transcontinental Railroad Transcontinental Railroad 2003-01-27 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 8 Partners of the Heart Partners of the Heart 2003-02-10 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 9 The Pill The Pill 2003-02-24 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 10 Daughter from Danang Daughter from Danang 2003-04-07 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 11 Seabiscuit Seabiscuit 2003-04-21 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 12 Bataan Rescue Bataan Rescue 2003-07-07 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today. American Experience Season 15 :Episode 13 Murder at Harvard Murder at Harvard 2003-07-14 TV's most-watched history series brings to life the compelling stories from our past that inform our understanding of the world today.