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Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
2 years, 4 months ago

Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing

Associated Press  

— A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case that shocked a nation and galvanized the modern civil rights movement. Wheeler Parker, Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and the last living witness to Till’s Aug. 28, 1955, abduction, …

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Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing
2 years, 4 months ago

Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing

Al Jazeera  

The failure to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham means that none of those who witnessed Till’s 1955 abduction in the US will face justice. A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case that shocked a nation and galvanized …

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A grand jury declined to indict a woman whose accusations set off Emmett Till killing
2 years, 4 months ago

A grand jury declined to indict a woman whose accusations set off Emmett Till killing

NPR  

A grand jury declined to indict a woman whose accusations set off Emmett Till killing Enlarge this image toggle caption Gene Herrick/AP Gene Herrick/AP JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi grand jury has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, most likely closing the case that shocked …

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Grand jury declines to indict woman, 87, whose accusation led to Emmett Till’s killing
2 years, 4 months ago

Grand jury declines to indict woman, 87, whose accusation led to Emmett Till’s killing

LA Times  

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday. After hearing more than seven hours of testimony from investigators and witnesses, a Leflore …

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Emmett Till’s relatives push for renewed probe into 1955 lynching
2 years, 9 months ago

Emmett Till’s relatives push for renewed probe into 1955 lynching

Al Jazeera  

The abduction, torture and murder of the Black teenager from Chicago decades ago galvanised the US civil rights movement. Relatives of Emmett Till, a Black teenager whose 1955 lynching propelled the United States civil rights movement, have joined supporters in asking authorities to reverse their decision to close an investigation into the killing. US authorities have known for decades that …

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Details of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe ends
3 years ago

Details of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe ends

Associated Press  

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — The investigation into the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago ended as it began, with a mystery that might never be solved. Two white men publicly confessed to the slaying after being acquitted by an all-white jury in Mississippi in 1955, but a Justice Department report released last week said at least one …

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Details of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe ends
3 years ago

Details of Emmett Till killing still a mystery as probe ends

LA Times  

Emmett Louis Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 1955 after he allegedly whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. Two white men publicly confessed to the slaying after being acquitted by an all-white jury in Mississippi in 1955, but a Justice Department report released last week said at least one more, unnamed person …

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Emmett Till investigation closed by feds; no new charges
3 years ago

Emmett Till investigation closed by feds; no new charges

Associated Press  

— The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed after witnesses said he whistled at a white woman in Mississippi. Officials also said that historian Timothy B. Tyson, the author of 2017’s “The Blood of Emmett Till,” was unable …

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