Trivia / Women of the Movement

• Actor-Shared Background: Emmett Till was born and lived in Chicago, just like his actor Cedric Joe.
• The Danza: Dan Byrd as Dan Wakefield.
• Dawson Casting: Adrienne Warren played Mamie Till at age 20 in the 1941 scene while being 34 at the time. The 14-year Time Skip then brings the character much closer to her age.
• Dueling Works: The first of two 2022 live-action works about Mamie Till-Mobley's pursuit of justice for the racially-motivated murder of her son Emmett, the other being the theatrical film Till.

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