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\n<\/a>The 1955 murder of 14 year old Emmett Till has garnered renewed interest with the recent revelation that Carolyn Bryant, the woman who accused Till of making advances towards her, lied about the entire incident.<\/p>\n
Till was killed by two white men, J.W. Milam and his half-brother Roy Bryant, who were later acquitted of the charges after a court hearing in which Carolyn Bryant told, under oath, that Till grabbed her and made verbal and physical advances.<\/p>\n
Milam and Roy Bryant would later admit in a Look Magazine interview that they abducted Till three nights after the store \u2018incident\u2019 and beat him to death.<\/p>\n
The terribly disfigured body of Till was displayed in an open casket during his funeral for all to see and the horror of which is credited with influencing and renewing the push for civil rights for African-Americans.<\/p>\n
According to an article in Vanity Fair, Tyson reveals in his new book, \u201cThe Blood of Emmett Till\u201d that in a 2007 interview with a then 72-year-old Bryant, she confessed that she had fabricated the most sensational part of her testimony.<\/p>\n
Bryant stated, \u201cIt was 50 years ago. You tell these stories for so long that they seem true.\u201d<\/p>\n
Many Jackson State University students were outraged after learning of Bryant\u2019s confession, 62 years later, to author Timothy Tyson.<\/p>\n
\u201cAlthough most black Americans knew the truth, because she\u2019s admitted that she lied and caused his horrible death she should be punished by the death sentence. It\u2019s only right for the damage she\u2019s done to his poor family,\u201d said Jorrie Jones, a senior English education major from Tulsa Okla.<\/p>\n
Aniecia Brewster, a graduate student majoring in sports science from Belleville, Ill., believes Bryant should face criminal prosecution.<\/p>\n