A senior living facility in North Carolina was flooded with protesters in search of Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused 14-year-old Emmett Till of making improper advances prior to his kidnapping and murder in 1955.
The group of activists was hoping for a face-to-face with Donham, who would now be in her 80s. They traveled to at least two separate locations in Raleigh on Wednesday with the hopes that local law enforcement would agree to extradite her back to Mississippi should they be able to find her.
“I do understand that Ms. Bryant is in her mid- to late-80s, but understandably, this is a crime she committed when she was 22,” one protester, identified only as Monte, told WRAL. “Sixty years later, it’s time for her to be held accountable.”
