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READ: Proclamation establishing Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

“These places contain historic objects that illuminate the complicated fabric of our Nation and the injustice and inequality that Black people continue to experience today,” President Joe Biden said in signing the proclamation Tuesday.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 25, 2023

Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose wolf-whistling claim led to death of Emmett Till, dies at 88

Carolyn Bryant Donham, who was at the centre of Emmett Till's kidnapping and brutal lynching, has died in Louisiana after a battle with cancer. Till's family demanded justice after recovering an old arrest warrant but now the 88-year-old will never face persecution.

Daily Mirror · Apr 27, 2023

He was with Emmett Till the night he was murdered. The horror haunts him still

The Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was just 16 years old when his cousin and best friend, Emmett Till, was lynched in 1955. Today, he is the last living witness of the kidnapping.

WEKU · Mar 12, 2023

Emmett Till’s family call for woman’s arrest after 67-year-old warrant found

The relatives of Emmett Till, an African-American teenager who was lynched and tortured in 1955, have demanded a woman be arrested after an unserved warrant was discovered nearly 70 years on.

Evening Standard · Jun 30, 2022