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The walkthrough will begin at 5 p.m., with Superintendent, Dr. William Wright, Jr. leading the tour.

By Victor Trammell Photo credits: Jet Magazine Despite the Justice Department’s decision to stop its investigation into the murder of Emmett Till, which occurred 66 years ago, officials are still looking into at least 20 additional civil rights cold cases, such as the police deaths of 13 Black men in three States in the south […]

Agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases, including the police killings of 13 Black men in three Southern states decades ago

The Justice Department is still investigating up to 20 civil rights-era cases.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Justice Departments decision to close its investigation of Emmett Tills slaying all but ended the possibility of new charges in the teens death 66 years ago,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Justice Department's decision to close its investigation of Emmett Till's slaying all but ended the possibility of new charges in the teen's death 66 years ago, yet agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases, including the police killings of 13 Black men in three Southern states decades ago.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The Justice Departments decision to close its investigation of Emmett Tills slaying all but ended the possibility of new charges in the teens death 66 years ago,

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- The Justice Department's decision to close its investigation of Emmett Till's slaying all but ended the possibility of new charges in the teen's death 66 years ago, yet agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases, including the police killings of 13 Black men in three Southern states decades ago.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The Justice Department’s decision to close its investigation of Emmett Till’s slaying all but ended the possibility of new charges in the teen’s death 66 years ago, yet agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases, including the police killings of 13 Black men in three Southern states decades ago.

The Justice Department has closed its investigation of Emmett Till's slaying, yet agents are still probing as many as 20 other civil rights cold cases. Records show the review includes the killings of 13 Black men by police in three Southern states decades ago. The department's latest report to Congress cites the killings of six men shot by police during a racial rebellion in Augusta, Georgia, in 1970. The agency also is investigating the killings of seven other Black men involved in s...