Emmett Till's relatives want prosecution of woman who accused teen of improper advances before his 1955 lynching
Carolyn Bryant Donham was named nearly 67 years ago in a warrant that accused her in Till's abduction.
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Carolyn Bryant Donham was named nearly 67 years ago in a warrant that accused her in Till's abduction.
Relatives of Emmett Till have been stymied in their calls for a renewed investigation into his lynching in Mississippi in 1955.
Emmett Till's relatives and activists 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.
Relatives of Till still prefer a murder prosecution. But they want authorities to launch a kidnapping prosecution against the woman who set off the lynching.
Read why the family of Emmett Till believes that there is a way to prosecute Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who accused him of whistling at her.