In 1973, Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of slain Civil Rights martyr Emmett Till, was asked by her principal to create a Black History Month school assembly for her students at Carter Elementary. This simple request would be the catalyst for her inspired creation of what would become “The Emmett Till Players”; an indefatigable touring troupe of young students who for the next twenty years would travel across the country using the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. to deliver stirring speeches of hope, unity, and determination to thousands.
The Emmett Till Players is an indefatigable touring troupe of young students who travel across the country using the words of Martin Luther King, Jr. to deliver stirring speeches of hope, unity, and determination to thousands.