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Emmett Till: woman whose accusation led to lynching won’t be charged

A white woman whose accusation against Emmett Till caused the black teenager to be lynched nearly 70 years ago will not be charged with kidnap or manslaughter, a grand jury found.

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Who is Carolyn Donham? The catalyst for the Emmett Till lynching who is still alive today

The lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 propelled the civil rights movement in the US forward — the woman whose allegations prompted the killing is still alive today.

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No charges for white woman whose accusation led to Emmett Till lynching

Washington (AFP) - A grand jury in Mississippi declined to indict a white woman whose accusation that Black teenager Emmett Till propositioned her in 1955 led to his abduction and murder, which helped sparked the civil rights movement, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

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OLD Emmett Till’s accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham dies, family is still searching for justice

Nobody has been convicted of any crimes in connection with the 14-year-old’s lynching in 1955

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Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing

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

The Independent UK

Mississippi grand jury declines to indict white woman whose accusations led to Emmett Till lynching

Brutal 1955 incident helped galvanise civil rights movement

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

A grand jury declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in 1955. The grand jury determined that there was not sufficient evidence.

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It's not just Lizzo and Beyoncé; check out these hits that had objectionable lyrics rewritten

Oops, they did it again. Another high-profile pop star sang an offensive lyric that brought backlash.

Tribune News Service

Is this a revolution? As Beyoncé changes lyrics to Heated, Monica Lewinsky says Partition should be next

Fan protest on social media has been pushing artists to make changes to their work but it’s hardly a new phenomenon

Evening Standard

Till: new trailer for Emmett Till film featuring Whoopi Goldberg is released

The film follows Mamie Till-Mobley as she fights for justice for her son

Evening Standard

Powerful first trailer of Emmett Till biopic shows his mother’s fight for justice

14-year-old Emmett Till’s brutal murder by white men in 1955 Mississippi sparked the civil rights movement

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Emmett Till’s Chicago home to get preservation funds

CHICAGO — Emmett Till left his mother’s house on Chicago’s South Side in 1955 to visit relatives in Mississippi, where the Black teenager was abducted and brutally slain for reportedly whistling at a white woman.

Chicago Tribune

Emmett Till’s house, Black sites to get landmarks funds

The house will receive a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.

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Emmett Till's Chicago home will get money designated for preserving Black history

A preservation organization said the home will get a share of $3 million in grants being distributed to 33 sites and organizations nationwide that are important pieces of African American history.

The Independent UK

Emmett Till's house, Black sites to get preservation funds

Emmett Till's Chicago home is one of more than two dozen historically significant sites that will share $3 million in grant money from a preservation organization

Chicago Sun-Times

Emmett Till case demands simple justice

The original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham should be served. Justice demands she not evade accountability in Till’s lynching.

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Mississippi AG: No prosecution plan in Emmett Till lynching

Mississippi's attorney general has no plan to prosecute the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago

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Emmett Till accuser, in memoir, denies wanting teen killed

The white woman who was at the center of the 1955 lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till in Mississippi denies wanting him killed

WEKU

Emmett Till's family says 'white pedestal' theory has denied them justice for decades

The family of Emmett Till want authorities to serve a 1955 arrest warrant to the white woman they say is responsible for his murder and kidnapping.

Tribune News Service

Who was Emmett Till? What to know about his death and legacy

RALEIGH, N.C. — In 1955, a white woman alleged that a Black teenager whistled at, grabbed and said obscene things to her in her grocery store in Mississippi. The result? A brutal kidnapping, beating and murder in the Jim Crow South.

Tribune News Service

Editorial: Will Emmett Till’s accuser learn you can’t outlive justice?

It has been an important year for the memory and impact of Emmett Till’s life and terrible death. That alone shows how slow justice can be for people of color in America.

Tribune News Service

Activists swarm NC senior living facility in search of woman named in arrest warrant in Emmett Till’s murder

A senior living facility in North Carolina was flooded with protesters in search of Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of making improper advances prior to his kidnapping and murder in 1955.

Chicago Sun-Times

Serving 1955 arrest warrant in Emmett Till case might not lead to justice

The question for a prosecutor considering possible charges would be whether anything more than headlines would result from an arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham.

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