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Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the story

A roadside historical marker in Mound Bayou, Miss., is displayed Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Hundreds of people turned out for a screening of the movie "Till" in the town of 1,500 residents. The feature film is going into wide release across the U.S. this weekend after being in limited release since Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus) A poster for the movie "Till" is displayed near a portrait of John F. Kennedy at a high school named for the late president in Mound Bayou, Miss., on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. Hundreds of people turned out for a screening of the movie at the school. The feature film is going into wide release across the U.S. this weekend after being in limited release since Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus) T-shirts promoting the movie "Till" were given away during a free screening of the movie in Mound Bayou, Miss., on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2022. The feature film is going into wide release across the U.S. this weekend after being in limited release since Oct. 14. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)