Grand jury declines to indict White woman who set off Emmett Till's lynching
A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the White woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago.
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Mississippi AG has no plan to prosecute woman over Emmett Till lynching, aide says
Mississippi's top legal official has no plan to prosecute Carolyn Bryant Donham, whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, an aide said Friday.
Ketanji Brown Jackson swearing in on tap
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Arrest warrant for woman who accused Emmett Till in 1955 found in basement
Emmett Till's relatives say they want Carolyn Bryant Donham brought to justice.
Emmett Till relatives want accuser to be prosecuted in 1955 kidnapping
Carolyn Bryant Donham was named nearly 67 years ago in a warrant that accused her in Till's abduction.
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King Charles III will not attend U.N. climate change summit
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