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Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the story
Read full article: Emmett Till movie shown in Black town pivotal to the storyThe tiny, all-Black town of Mound Bayou became a safe haven for Emmett Till’s mother as she traveled to Mississippi to testify in the murder trial of two white men who lynched her son in 1955.
Troubling questions unresolved in latest end to Till case
Read full article: Troubling questions unresolved in latest end to Till caseThe white woman whose accusations prompted the lynching of Emmett Till in 1955 talks in a memoir about getting preferential treatment from Mississippi authorities soon after the killing.
1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrest
Read full article: 1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found, family seeks arrestA team searching a Mississippi courthouse for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping.
Emmett Till relatives seek renewed probe of ‘55 lynching
Read full article: Emmett Till relatives seek renewed probe of ‘55 lynchingRelatives of Emmett Till are asking authorities to reverse their decision to close an investigation of his 1955 lynching and instead prosecute a white woman at the center of the case.