Grand jury declines to indict Emmett Till's accuser after discovery of 1955 warrant

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Grand jury declines to indict Emmett Till's accuser after discovery of 1955 warrant
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NEW: A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose harassment allegations against Emmett Till led to his abduction and murder in 1955.

charging Carolyn Bryant Donham for kidnapping in Till's case spurred calls for an arrest and answers.The LeFlore County grand jury, which deliberated on charges of kidnapping and manslaughter, considered evidence and testimony from witnesses and investigators for more than seven hours before concluding there was not sufficient evidence to indict Donham, Leflore County District Attorney Dewayne Richardson said in a statement."This outcome is unfortunate, but predictable, news," Rev.

"Going forward, we must keep the details, and memory, of the brutal murder of Emmett Till, and the courage of Mamie Mobley, alive, so that we can reduce racial violence [and] improve our system of justice," Parker said, referring to Till's mother, whose choice to keep Till’s casket open for his funeral in Chicago helped fuel the civil rights movement.In 1955, Roy Bryant and J.W.

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