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Christopher Bucktin

Emmett Till's family find clue 70 years after black teen lynched and thrown in river

The family of a black US teenager lynched almost 70 years ago hope the discovery of an old arrest warrant could finally lead to justice.

Emmett Till, 14, was kidnapped, tortured and murdered before being thrown in a river for allegedly flirting with a white woman.

Campaigners say they found the arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused the teenager of making advances toward her in Money, Mississippi.

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