Mamie Till-Mobley
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Mamie Till-Mobley was the mother of Emmett Till who was murdered in Money, Mississippi in 1955 when visiting relatives for the summer. His murder and subsequent funeral was one of the catalysts for the civil rights movement. Her autobiography, ”The Death of Innocence”, was written with Christopher Benson and published the same year she passed away.
Death of Innocence :