In 1955, a 14-year-old black Chicago youth traveled to the Mississippi Delta with country kinfolk and southern cooking on his mind. He walked off the train and into a world he could never understand — a world of thick color lines, of hard-held class systems, and of unspeakable taboos. Young Emmett crossed that line and stepped into his gruesome fate by whistling at a white woman. This riveting play chronicles the murder, trial, and unbelievable confession of the men accused of Till's lynching. The one-actor, 35-character original drama is riveting from beginning to end and a must-see event.
This performance is supported, in part, by a grant from South Arts in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts and the Georgia Council for the Arts.
