Family of Emmett Till want woman who made false accusation to be charged with murder.
Family members of Emmett Till gathered at the Mississippi State Capitol Friday to call for justice for his murder 66 years later.
“We made a promise to Mamie (Till) that we would persist and that’s why we’re here today.".
Family members of Emmett Till are at the Mississippi State Capitol calling for justice for his murder 66 years later.
They are asking for murder charges against Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose false accusations led to the 14-year-old’s kidnapping and lynching in the Delta region.
Bryant, then 21 in 1955, was working at the grocery store Till went to with family.
Watts said she doesn't have hatred for the woman and said charges will help hold her accountable for Till's death. »