Day: 7 December 2021

Justice US Closes Investigation into Murder of Black Boy Emmett Till
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Justice US Closes Investigation into Murder of Black Boy Emmett Till

The US Department of Justice has closed its investigation into the racist murder of Emmett Till (14). The black boy was murdered 66 years ago in Mississippi because a white woman said he touched her and made sexual innuendo.   His death gave impetus to the American civil rights movement. The woman, Carolyn Bryant Donham, said in an interview for a book that her statement was partly a lie. Because of those statements, the investigation into the murder was reopened in 2018, but justice has not proven the lies. The murder took place after Bryant Donham accused till of whistling at her. Later, the woman also said that Till grabbed her by the waist and made sexual comments. Her husband Roy Bryant and his half-brother J.W. Milam kidnapped the boy. After beating and shooting him, they du...