It’s been nearly 70 years since Emmett Till was lynched in the Mississippi Delta, but his family has not given up on justice. Last week, a search team discovered the original, unserved arrest warrant for the only living accomplice to Till’s death.
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi TodayArrest warrant discovery is latest step in Emmett Till family’s decades-long quest for justice by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today July 1, 2022 It’s been nearly 70 years since Emmett Till was lynched in the Mississippi Delta, but his family has not given up on justice.
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