The White woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died. According to a coroner’s report, Carolyn Bryant Donham, 88, died while receiving hospice care in Louisiana.
By Stacy M. Brown | NNPA - The white woman who testified that a Black teenager named Emmett Till had made inappropriate approaches toward her, which led to his lynching and murder in Mississippi in 1955, has died.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, a central figure in the Emmett Till case, died this week. Explore Till's life, murder and legacy through the 'Un(re)solved' project.
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