Today in History: White men acquitted of killing Emmett Till
- Posted on September 23, 2024
- By Chicago Tribune
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Today in History: White 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 wit…
