Emmett Till (1955) – David Jackson

The death of George Floyd in 2020 opened a conversation. African-Americans have long been struggling with discrimination. This photo speaks of the hardship that people of color faced in the ’50s. This stoic woman was the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old who was brutally murdered.

The boy stopped by a grocery, where he met Carolyn Bryant, but four days later, he was killed. The jury acquitted the suspects. The victim’s mother, wanting to share their state with the world, insisted on having an open casket. It didn’t just wake up the public on their sufferings, but it also opened the eyes of mothers.