Charge only surviving accomplice in 65 year old Emmett Till open murder case now!
Emmett Till was murdered 65 years ago. At only 14 years old, he was kidnapped, brutally tortured, lynched and killed during a racially-motivated hate crime that ultimately helped launch the modern day civil rights movement.
The past is not past. The specter of this devastating crime remains ever-present through modern day racially motivated murders. The burdens borne by families such as Emmett’s (Thelma Wright Edwards and Deborah Watts), George Floyd’s (Philonise and LaTonya Floyd) Ahmaud Arbery’s (Wanda Cooper Jones and Marcus Arbery Sr.), Trayvon Martin’s (Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin), Jordan Davis’ (Lucy McBath and Ron Davis), Eric Garner’s (Gwen Carr), Breonna Taylor’s (Tamika Palmer) and many others force them to speak up loudly, demand justice and take action when others won’t.
Family members of Emmett Till urgently need your help. Emmett’s case remains open and active, appearing on the Department of Justice Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes cold case list. The case was reactivated in 2017 when the only known accomplice, Carolyn Bryant Donham – who is still alive and now well into her 80s – appeared to admit to an author of a book about Emmett Till and his case, that she lied to her husband, and during Emmett’s murder trial, by falsely claiming that Emmett made sexual advances and physically touched her. Carolyn Bryant Donham’s false claim and involvement are the actions that began the tragic chain of events leading to Emmett’s murder. To bring truth, justice and long overdue closure to this historic case, the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation (ETLF), its supporters and family members of Emmett Till are demanding that:
Support #JusticeForEmmettTill and sign this petition to be presented to: US Congress, Department of Justice and Attorney General William Barr, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and District Attorney for the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi, W. Dewayne Richardson.
Thank you for your support to help bring truth, justice and closure to the Emmett Till murder case. Check our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to get updates on our work and journey towards #JusticeForEmmettTill
Family members of Emmett Till urgently need your help. Emmett’s case remains open and active, appearing on the Department of Justice Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes cold case list. The case was reactivated in 2017 when the only known accomplice, Carolyn Bryant Donham – who is still alive and now well into her 80s – appeared to admit to an author of a book about Emmett Till and his case, that she lied to her husband, and during Emmett’s murder trial, by falsely claiming that Emmett made sexual advances and physically touched her. Carolyn Bryant Donham’s false claim and involvement are the actions that began the tragic chain of events leading to Emmett’s murder. To bring truth, justice and long overdue closure to this historic case, the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation (ETLF), its supporters and family members of Emmett Till are demanding that:
- DOJ/FBI completes its investigation with a status report with full accounting of its findings of the case to the Till Family.
- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and District Attorney for the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi, W. Dewayne Richardson move the case forward with appropriate charges and an indictment of any known accomplice.
- Carolyn Bryant Donham, as a recognized accomplice, be charged with murder immediately.
- An official apology to the Till Family from the Federal Government, Department of Justice, the State of Mississippi and local law enforcement for the human rights violation, wrongful death, kidnapping and lynching of Emmett Louis Till, and for the miscarriage and obstruction of justice in the 1955 trial.
Support #JusticeForEmmettTill and sign this petition to be presented to: US Congress, Department of Justice and Attorney General William Barr, Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch and District Attorney for the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi, W. Dewayne Richardson.
Sign The Petition Here
Thank you for your support to help bring truth, justice and closure to the Emmett Till murder case. Check our website and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter to get updates on our work and journey towards #JusticeForEmmettTill
