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Investigation into Emmett Till's 1955 slaying reopened

The federal government has reopened its investigation into the slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager whose brutal killing helped inspire the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago. The Justice Department told Congress in a report that it's reinvestigating the 1955 killing after receiving new information. Anne-Marie Green and Vladimir Duthiers have more.
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