Newly discovered notes from journalist shows his reporting withheld information.
Emmett Till
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House Minority Leader Jeffries rebukes Rep. Donalds’ controversial Jim Crow comments
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries denounced Rep. Byron Donalds’ claim that Black people were better off during Jim Crow.
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Remembering Emmett Till
‘I should have learned the story of Emmett Till in my history classes. I never did.’
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President Biden establishes national monument honoring Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation designating a monument in honor of Emmett Till’s tragic murder and the profound courage of his mother Mamie Till-Mobley.
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President Biden to sign proclamation establishing national monument honoring Emmett Till
Named the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument,” the historic memorial will span three sites in Illinois and Mississippi.
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Carolyn Bryant Donham, Emmett Till’s accuser, dies at 88
The White woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died.
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‘Till’ a poignant portrayal of courage in the face of tragedy
Sometimes the love between a mother and son is so strong it doesn’t die, even after death. That’s what audiences will see here.
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The racism that murdered Emmett Till lives on
Justice has to be openly taught as a pillar of the African American legacy.
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Mississippi team uncovers arrest warrant for White woman who lied about Emmett Till
A warrant for the arrest of Carolyn Bryant Donham was discovered last week in the kidnapping of Emmett Till.
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Biden signs Emmett Till anti-lynching bill into law
Named after Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American savagely murdered by a group of white men in Mississippi in 1955, the legislation received push back from three Republicans.
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Blacks see racial double standard in Smollett’s stiff sentence (updated)
‘I am not here to debate you on his innocence. But we can agree that the punishment does not fit the crime.’
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Emmett Till Antilynching Act passes House, expected to clear Senate
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to make lynching a federal hate crime.
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Justice Department reopens Emmett Till murder case
In a Justice Department statement on July 13, the reason given for reopening the Till investigation was related to, “receiving new information.” However, the Justice Department did not detail exactly what the new information was. According to USA Today, the decision was revealed to Congress in a February report, but it is unclear what the Justice Department is prepared to act on.
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Emmett Till’s accuser admits it was all a lie
More than six decades after the horrific, racially motivated murder of Emmett Till, the White woman who accused the Chicago teenager of verbally and physically accosting her in Money, Miss., in 1955 has admitted she lied, according to a new book. Till had allegedly whistled at and groped Carolyn Bryant, a 21-year-old White woman, while […]