Simeon Wright, 67, is Emmett Till's cousin and was with him the ... feel about Emmett's mother's decision to hold the funeral with an open casket? Well, an open casket is a common thing in African ...

Emmett Till’s mother declined an offer from the mortician to “touch up” her son’s body, and she made the decision to have an open casket funeral. “I think everybody needed to know what ...

1955 Emmett Till's body is taken to Chicago's Roberts Temple Church of God for viewing and funeral services. Emmett's mother decides to have an open casket funeral. Thousands of Chicagoans wait in ...