Mississippi Jury Declined to Indict Carolyn Bryant Donham Due to a Lack of Evidence
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A Mississippi jury declined to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose accusations led to the lynching of Emmett Till. Two white men kidnapped and murdered Till, who was 14, after claiming he whistled at her. Both men were acquitted. Police did not serve an arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham in 1955, saying […]
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