{"id":8821,"date":"2017-02-23T18:13:35","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T18:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=8821"},"modified":"2017-02-23T18:13:35","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T18:13:35","slug":"1955-murder-of-emmett-till-gets-renewed-interest-with-release-of-2007-confession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2017\/02\/23\/1955-murder-of-emmett-till-gets-renewed-interest-with-release-of-2007-confession\/","title":{"rendered":"1955 murder of Emmett Till gets renewed interest with release of 2007 confession"},"content":{"rendered":"

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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

\u201cI feel like she should be prosecuted because she\u2019s the real reason behind his death. If she wouldn\u2019t have lied, Emmett Till would probably still be alive today,\u201d said Brewster. \u201cShe only admitted it now because she felt guilty, but she needs to pay for the pain and suffering of the family.\u201d\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Halima Marion and Magic Lambert both believe that Bryant should face criminal punishment.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think that she should be on trial because an innocent kid lost his life for doing absolutely nothing,\u201d said Marion, a junior interdisciplinary studies major from West Point, N.Y.<\/p>\n

Lambert, a sophomore biology major from Memphis, Tenn. said, \u201cJustice should be dealt with accordingly. Falsely accusing a boy for something knowing the conditions of the times, it shouldn\u2019t have happened. She needs to go before a judge seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

Alexandria Taylor feels that too much time has passed to punish Bryant.<\/p>\n

\u201cBryant is 80+ years old and has lived her life, she probably wouldn\u2019t last long in jail anyway so it defeats the purpose,\u201d said Taylor, junior English education major from McComb, Miss.<\/p>\n

Cameron Stringer, a junior English major from Terry, Miss., disagrees.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe pain that that lady caused to the Till family should be given to her. I don\u2019t wish death on anyone, but it isn\u2019t fair that she has lived her life and he didn\u2019t get a chance to live his. Till was robbed from any and everything he wanted to be; all because he was black,\u201d said Stringer.<\/p>\n

As the debate wages on, Bryant, now 82 years old, remains in seclusion in a secret location.<\/p>\n

Brittany Bullock contributed to this story.<\/em><\/p>\n


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