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Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders

Actor Jalyn Hall attends the premiere of "Till" at Alice Tully Hall during the 60th New York Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) Actor Danielle Deadwyler attends the premiere of "Till" at Alice Tully Hall during the 60th New York Film Festival on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) FILE - Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of lynching victim Emmett Till, right, and Wilma Allen of New Orleans search for their relatives' names on the black granite table at the Civil Rights Memorial in Montgomery, Ala., Nov. 5, 1989. The memorial is located at the Southern Poverty Law Center. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) TV personality and writer Natalie Manual Lee, right, speaks with Robin Paul, mother of NBA player Chris Paul, at an event honoring the work of Black women and mothers in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. The studio and production companies behind the film, "Till," have partnered in a campaign to recognize women who are continuing Mamie Till-Mobley's legacy and fight for justice over the 1955 Mississippi lynching of her son Emmett Till. (Nikki Boutte via AP) Donna Jordan, mother of actor Michael B. Jordon; from left, filmmaker and "Black Love" co-creator Codie Elaine Oliver, TV personality and writer Natalie Manual Lee, and Robin Paul, mother of NBA player Chris Paul, appear at at an event honoring the work of Black women and mothers in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022. The studio and production companies behind the new film, "Till," have partnered in a campaign to recognize women who are continuing Mamie Till-Mobley's legacy and fight for justice over the 1955 Mississippi lynching of her son Emmett Till. (Nikki Boutte via AP) This image released by Orion Pictures shows Danielle Deadwyler, left, and Jalyn Hall in a scene from "Till." (Orion Pictures via AP) This image released by Orion Pictures shows Danielle Deadwyler in a scene from "Till." (Lynsey Weatherspoon/Orion Pictures via AP) This image released by Orion Pictures shows Jalyn Hall as Emmett Till, left, and Danielle Deadwyler as Mamie Till-Mobley in "Till." (Lynsey Weatherspoon/Orion Pictures via AP)