Till relatives seek accuser's prosecution in 1955 kidnapping
Emmett Till's relatives are seeking a kidnapping prosecution against the woman who prompted Till's lynching in 1955.
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Emmett Till's relatives are seeking a kidnapping prosecution against the woman who prompted Till's lynching in 1955.
Stymied in their calls for a renewed investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, relatives and activists are advocating another possible path toward accountability in Mississippi: They want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against the woman who set off the lynching by accusing the Black Chicago teen of improper advances in 1955.
FBI records show Carolyn Bryant Donham was named nearly 67 years ago in a warrant accusing her in Till’s abduction, even before his mangled body was found in the Tallahatchie River
Carolyn Bryant set off the lynching of Emmett Till by accusing the Black teen of improper advances. Today, his relatives want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against her.
Stymied in their calls for a renewed investigation into the killing of Emmett Till, relatives and activists are advocating another possible path towar ...