On this day in 1955, Emmett Till, 14, was kidnapped and brutally murdered for whistling at a white woman.
His killers, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, allegedly saw Till whistle at a white women at a gas station.
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On 28th August 1955, Emmett Till, 14, was kidnapped and brutally murdered for 'whistling' at a white woman.
His killers, Roy Bryant and his half-brother, J.W. Milam, allegedly saw Till whistle at a white women at a gas station.
They abducted the 14-year-old in the middle of night, mutilated his body and tied a cotton gin around his neck.
Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley called Chicago Defender, one of the country’s leading black newspaper, and Jet magazine to cover the story. Mamie decided to have an open casket funeral. That decision changed history.
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Footage from Emmett Till Funeral.
2 years ago, the original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant, was found in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse. Emmett’s relatives wanted authorities to finally arrest her.
In April 2023, Carolyn Bryant Donham died at 89.
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