Family members of Emmett Till are seeking justice for his 1955 death that helped launch the civil rights movement.
Highlights
- Family of Emmett Till want woman who made false accusation to be charged with murder.
- Carolyn Bryant Donham is the only living accomplice in the murder of Till, they said.
- Donham’s false accusations led to the 14-year-old’s kidnapping and lynching in the Delta region.
- The U.S.
- Department of Justice opened investigations into Till’s murder in 2004 and 2018; no new charges were announced in December.
- Till’s mother Mamie’s decision to have an open casket funeral helped launch the civil rights movement.