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Emmett Till’s funeral was held in 1955. His mother called Chicago Defender, one of the country’s leading black newspaper and Jet magazine to cover the story. With the help of Medgar Evers, NAACP secretary, she decided to have an open casket funeral. That decision changed history.

Emmett Till’s funeral was held in 1955. His mother called Chicago Defender, one of the country’s leading black newspaper and Jet magazine to cover the story. With the help of Medgar Evers, NAACP secretary, she decided to have an open casket funeral. That decision changed history.