![]() ![]() ![]() Taking the broad view, Benson observed that we Americans “tend to see the story of Emmett Till as representative of the history of racial injustice and today’s anxiety about racial change. Even his coffin is on display in a place of reverence in the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. ![]() Emmett Till was one of more than 4,400 African American men, women, and children who were hanged, burned alive, shot, drowned or beaten to death by white mobs between 18, according to the Equal Justice Initiative.Ĭonsidering how most of those cases are barely remembered, it raises one’s curiosity as to why the case of Emmett Till is so widely recalledand honored. Yet, his case is more remembered than most. They eventually gained access to documents that “helped us connect the dots to link Carolyn Bryant to that horrible crime.”Īs Benson said in a telephone interview, “It’s too bad that Carolyn Bryant Donham died without ever taking responsibility for her role in the brutal lynching.” Wheeler Parker, Emmitt Till's best friend, published a book, "A Few Days Full of Trouble," about his decade's long struggle to bring Till's killers and conspirators to justice Feb. ![]()
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