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society2 years ago

Emmett Till accuser dies at 88, sparking reflection on her legacy.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose claims led to the murder of Black teenager Emmett Till in 1955, has died at the age of 88. Donham's role in the lynching and murder of Till prompted calls for authorities to reopen the case, but the most recent probe in 2021 saw no charges filed against her. Donham's death marks the last chance for anyone to be held accountable for Till's kidnapping and murder, which spurred on the civil rights movement in the US.

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obituary2 years ago

Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham dies at 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman at the center of the Emmett Till case, has died in Louisiana at the age of 88 after battling cancer. In a 99-page manuscript, Donham denied wanting the 14-year-old Till to be killed. Till was lynched in 1955 in Money, Mississippi, after Donham accused him of whistling at her. Despite calls from Till's family to prosecute Donham, a Leflore County grand jury determined last year that there wasn't sufficient evidence to indict her on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter.

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society2 years ago

Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Brant passes away at 88.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose false accusation against Emmett Till, a black teenager, led to his lynching in 1955, has died at the age of 88. Prosecutors had sought charges against her for Till's killing until the year before her death, but failed to convince a grand jury to put her on trial for kidnapping and manslaughter. Donham never took responsibility for her role in Till's murder, and her death closes a chapter on one of the most infamous lynchings in US history.

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civil-rights-movement2 years ago

Woman behind Emmett Till's murder claim dies

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who falsely accused Black teenager Emmett Till of accosting her in Mississippi in 1955, leading to his lynching and galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 88. Till's murder remains unpunished, as an all-white jury acquitted the two white men who killed him. Donham's precise role in the killing remains murky, but it's clear she was involved. Last year, President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act to make lynching a federal crime.

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justice2 years ago

Woman behind Emmett Till's murder claim dies

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who falsely accused Black teenager Emmett Till of accosting her in Mississippi in 1955, leading to his lynching and galvanizing the Civil Rights Movement, has died at 88. Her death marks the last chance for anyone to be held accountable for the kidnapping and murder. Till's cousin filed a federal lawsuit against the current Leflore County Sheriff, seeking to compel him to serve the 1955 warrant on Donham, but the grand jury declined to indict her last year.

via KTLA Los Angeles|
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us-news2 years ago

Woman whose accusation led to Emmett Till's lynching dies at 88.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman whose accusation set off Emmett Till's lynching, has died at the age of 88. Donham had accused Till of grabbing her while she worked alone in her family store in Money, Mississippi, leading to his abduction and lynching. In 2022, a grand jury in Mississippi declined to prosecute Donham for her role in the events that led to Till's death. Till's cousin called for accountability in overcoming racial injustice.

via CBS News|
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civil-rights2 years ago

Woman behind Emmett Till's lynching accusation dies at 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, has died at the age of 88. Till's kidnapping and killing became a catalyst for the US civil rights movement. Donham's precise role in the killing of Till remains murky, but it is clear she was involved. Despite the discovery of an unserved arrest warrant on Donham, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch said there was no new evidence to pursue a criminal case against her.

via Al Jazeera English|
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obituary2 years ago

Woman behind Emmett Till's lynching accusation dies at 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, has died at the age of 88. Till's kidnapping and killing became a catalyst for the civil rights movement. Donham's precise role in the killing of Till remains murky, but it's clear she was involved. An all-white jury acquitted the two white men in the killing, but the men later confessed in an interview with Look magazine.

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obituary2 years ago

Woman at center of Emmett Till's murder dies at 88.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who accused Emmett Till of whistling at her and making sexual advances, leading to his kidnapping and lynching, has died at the age of 88. Despite her accusations, a grand jury declined to indict her in connection with Till's murder. The U.S. Justice Department reopened the investigation into Till's murder in 2018, but was unable to uncover sufficient evidence to federally prosecute her. Advocates pushed for her arrest in 2022, but a grand jury declined to indict her on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter in connection with Till's death.

via ABC News|
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society2 years ago

Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham dies at 88.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White woman whose accusation led to the 1955 lynching of Black teen Emmett Till in Mississippi, has died at the age of 88. Till was beaten and shot to death after he allegedly whistled at Bryant, who was then known as Carolyn Bryant, in Money, Mississippi. Her husband and another man were acquitted of murder following a trial in which Carolyn Bryant testified that Emmett grabbed and verbally threatened her.

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society2 years ago

Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham dies at 88.

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman at the center of the Emmett Till saga, has died at the age of 88. Donham had long insisted on her innocence in Till’s murder, but civil rights activists and others have accused her of identifying Till to his killers. Her death marks the end of a chapter, and some people had been clinging to hope that she could be prosecuted. Till’s mother forgave her son’s killers, and the injustice made international headlines and fueled the civil rights movement.

via Mississippi Today|
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