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Sami Quadri

Emmett Till: Woman whose accusation led to lynching of black teenager dies aged 88

A woman whose claims are said to have led to the notorious lynching of Emmett Till has died from cancer aged 88.

Carolyn Bryant was 21 when she accused African American Till, 14, of making advances to her at a shop in Money, Mississippi, in 1955.

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