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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.
A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.
A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.
A kidnapping case is a viable option against the woman who sparked his infamous lynching, but it would be an uphill battle in court.
“Trial in the Delta: The Murder of Emmett Till” was an immersive reenactment of the court proceedings in Mississippi in 1955 based on the real trial transcript that had been buried for 50 years.