Will There Ever be Justice for Emmett Till?




The Takeaway show

Summary: <p><span>The recent death of Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman whose words prompted the kidnapping, torture and brutal murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in 1955, now means that the last person known to be involved in his kidnapping and murder…will never face accountability.</span></p> <p><span>We speak with <a href="https://twitter.com/timothybtyson">Timothy B. Tyson</a><span><a href="https://twitter.com/timothybtyson">,</a><span> </span>author of<span> </span></span><em><span>The Blood of Emmett Till</span></em><span><span> </span>and senior research scholar at Duke University, and<span> </span></span><a href="https://twitter.com/KeithBeauchamp">Keith Beauchamp</a><span><a href="https://twitter.com/KeithBeauchamp">,</a><span> </span>an award-winning filmmaker behind the documentary “The Untold Story of Emmett Till” and producer of the movie “Till” about what Bryant’s death means in the quest for justice in Emmett Till’s murder.</span></span></p>