Today in History: Men acquitted of killing Emmett Till
- Posted on September 23, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: Men acquitted of killing Emmett Till
On Sept. 23, 1955, a jury in Sumner, Mississippi, acquitted two white men, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, of killing Black teenager Emmett Till. (The two later admitted to the crime in an interview with Look magazine.)