My name is Leslie McSpadden. My son is Michael Brown.

Sabrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin.

Gwen Carr.

I am the mother of Eric Gardner.

Geneva and Reedville, the mother of Sandra Bland.

That day, I will never forget.

I never thought that I would be in this position.

And she was unlawfully stopped. We see these different

stories. We need to let all the pain every day. We're all just mom. Our leader need to be

accountable. I can't remember a day that I have been free from the memory of Emmett's death.

It started with the voice of Mamie Till Mobley. Her son, Emmett, was only 14 years old when

he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered. His death changed the course of her life and forced

America to contend with its demons.

In the face of profound loss, she became an alchemist, transforming her pain into purpose.

She was thrust into a life of activism and accepted the assignment with grace and courage.

We remember her name because of what others did to her son,

but we often forget what she did for others.

I'm Leah Rite Rieger.

I'm an author and a historian.

This series is about who Mamie Till Mobley was before her son,

a hopeful girl who lived under the watchful eye of her mother.

And it's about who she would become,

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