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Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument

Tuesday, July 25

(WASHINGTON) -- President Joe Biden signed a proclamation Tuesday to establish the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Till, the Black 14-year-old who was lynched in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi, became a symbol of the... Read More.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to murder of Emmett Till, dies at 88

Thursday, April 27

(NEW YORK) -- Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of whistling at her and making sexual advances, leading to Till's kidnapping and lynching, has died, according to the Calcasieu Parish Coroner’s Office in Louisiana.She was 88 years old.In 1955, the 21-year-old Bryant... Read More.

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Biden honors Emmett Till and his mother with new national monument

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusations led to murder of Emmett Till, dies at 88

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