Posted on Apr 27, 2023
Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched, dies at age 88
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The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at her — causing his 1955 lynching in Mississippi, which galvanized a generation of activists to rise up in the Civil Rights Movement — has died at 88.
Carolyn Bryant Donham died in hospice care Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana, according to a death report filed Thursday in the Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office.
Her death marks the last chance for anyone to be held accountable for a kidnapping and brutal murder that shocked the world.
Till's mother, Mamie Till Mobley, insisted on an open-casket funeral in their hometown of Chicago so the world could see her 14-year-old son's mutilated body, which was pulled from a river in Mississippi. Jet magazine published photos.
The white woman who accused Black teenager Emmett Till of whistling at her — causing his 1955 lynching in Mississippi, which galvanized a generation of activists to rise up in the Civil Rights Movement — has died at 88.
Carolyn Bryant Donham died in hospice care Tuesday night in Westlake, Louisiana, according to a death report filed Thursday in the Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office.
Her death marks the last chance for anyone to be held accountable for a kidnapping and brutal murder that shocked the world.
Till's mother, Mamie Till Mobley, insisted on an open-casket funeral in their hometown of Chicago so the world could see her 14-year-old son's mutilated body, which was pulled from a river in Mississippi. Jet magazine published photos.
Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched, dies at age 88
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I guess the only solace is she won't be remembered fondly in history...but it's too bad she was never brought to justice for her part in his murder. She got to live a long, full life and enjoy her kids, grandkids, just life and that poor child got his snatched away because of pure hatred, bigotry and intolerance.
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A very sad event, but not unusual for the times. We must stay alert and guard against those days returning.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Parker is the last living witness to Till's abduction. He and Till were staying at an uncle's home in Mississippi when Till was taken in the dark of night. Parker said Thursday that his heart goes out to Donham.
"As a person of faith for more than 60 years, I recognize that any loss of life is tragic and don't have any ill will or animosity toward her," Parker said in a statement. "Even though no one now will be held to account for the death of my cousin and best friend, it is up to all of us to be accountable to the challenges we still face in overcoming racial injustice."
Last year, President Joe Biden was proud to sign the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act to make lynching a federal crime, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.
"The president is committed to ... dealing with racial hatred," Jean-Pierre said."...
..."Parker is the last living witness to Till's abduction. He and Till were staying at an uncle's home in Mississippi when Till was taken in the dark of night. Parker said Thursday that his heart goes out to Donham.
"As a person of faith for more than 60 years, I recognize that any loss of life is tragic and don't have any ill will or animosity toward her," Parker said in a statement. "Even though no one now will be held to account for the death of my cousin and best friend, it is up to all of us to be accountable to the challenges we still face in overcoming racial injustice."
Last year, President Joe Biden was proud to sign the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act to make lynching a federal crime, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Thursday.
"The president is committed to ... dealing with racial hatred," Jean-Pierre said."...
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