Keith BeauchampSpeaker and Booking Agent Information

In 1999, Beauchamp founded Till Freedom Come Productions, a company devoted to socially significant projects that both educate and entertain. He has devoted the past nine years of his life to pursuing justice for Emmett Till. In connection with this cause, Beauchamp traveled extensively between New York and Mississippi to reinvestigate the murder and subsequent trial. Throughout his journey, he located witnesses who had never before spoken about the case, befriended Tills mother, and worked with such influential figures as Muhammad Ali and Rev. Al Sharpton. Amidst all his work, Beauchamp was persistently lobbying both the state of Mississippi and the Federal Government to re-open the Emmett Till murder investigation.

On May 10th, 2004, the United States Department of Justice reopened this 51 year-old murder case citing Beauchamps documentary The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till as both a major factor in their decision and the starting point for their investigation. In May of 2005, Emmetts body was exhumed and most recently, the FBI turned over their evidence to the appropriate District Attorney in Mississippi.

Beauchamps newest project is the television documentary series Murder in Black and White, hosted by Reverend Al Sharpton. A collaboration between Beauchamps Till Freedom Come Productions and the FBIs Cold Case Unit, it reveals the FBIs attempt to bring justice to unsolved civil rights cold cases of the 1940s and 50s. The compelling series draws first-hand information from eyewitnesses, FBI case agents as well as the people who knew the victims -- their children, siblings, family members and friends, most of whom have yet to speak publicly.

Beauchamp has been featured on 60 Minutes, ABC World New Tonight, Court TV, MSNBC, CNN, and BBC, as well as in hundreds of publications around the world including The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, Associated Press, and The Chicago Sun Times.

Beauchamps current projects in connection with the Emmett Till case include the documentary The Untold Story of Emmett Louis Till, and a feature film that he is producing with Frederick Zollo (Mississippi Burning, Ghosts of Mississippi, Quiz Show) based on Beauchamps eleven year journey in connection with this case. He is a frequent lecturer at colleges and universities around the country.