Emmett Till Book Prompts Cousins to Call for New Investigation

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Decades later, Donham left the shadows of solitude to reveal that her initial accusation was a lie in the new book, "The Blood of Emmett Till," by historian Timothy Tyson. On August 28, 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was inhumanely murdered after he allegedly whistled at now 82-year-old, Carolyn Bryant Donham. Till, mother of Emmett Till, insisted that her son`s body be displayed in an open casket forcing the nation to see the brutality directed at blacks in the South at the time. RELATED: 60 Years After Emmett Till`s Murder, Black Lives Still MatterDonham broke her silence over coffee with Tyson, stating, "Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him" and describing her "tender sorrow" for Emmett Till`s mother. APEmmet Till`s relatives are calling for authorities to reopen the investigation into his cruel 1955 murder.