Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Brant passes away at 88.
TL;DR
Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose false accusation against Emmett Till, a black teenager, led to his lynching in 1955, has died at the age of 88. Prosecutors had sought charges against her for Till's killing until the year before her death, but failed to convince a grand jury to put her on trial for kidnapping and manslaughter. Donham never took responsibility for her role in Till's murder, and her death closes a chapter on one of the most infamous lynchings in US history.
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- Emmett Till accuser Carolyn Brant dies at 88 BBC
- Woman whose claims led to Emmett Till's lynching dies at 88 CBS News
- Woman whose accusation led to the lynching of Emmett Till has died at 88, coroner says CNN
- Carolyn Bryant Donham Dies at 88; Her Words Doomed Emmett Till The New York Times
- White woman whose claim caused Emmett Till murder has died Yahoo News
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