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Carolyn Bryant Donham, at center of Emmett Till death, dies

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Carolyn Bryant Donham, at center of Emmett Till death, dies

[ad_1] Till traveled from Chicago to visit relatives in Mississippi in August 1955. Donham — then 21 and named Carolyn Bryant — accused him of making improper advances on her at a grocery store where she was working in the small community of Money. The Rev. Wheeler Parker, a cousin of Till who was there, … Read more

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation led to death of Emmett Till, dies at 88

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Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation led to death of Emmett Till, dies at 88

[ad_1] The white woman whose allegations resulted in the torture and murder of the Black teen Emmett Till, an unpunished killing that outraged America and fueled the civil rights movement, has died. On Thursday, the Calcasieu parish coroner’s office in Louisiana confirmed the death of Carolyn Bryant Donham, Mississippi Today reported. She was 88 and … Read more