Emmett Louis Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941. Emmett was the only child of Louis and Mamie Till. He never knew his father, a soldier, who died during World War II. At the age of five ...

Emmett Till had been visiting family in Mississippi ... her story in any transcript of Mr Tyson's interviews. The author quotes Ms Donham in the book as saying: "That part's not true.

Emmett Till civil rights memorial defaced Viewpoint: Why racism in US is worse than in Europe "Nothing that boy did could ever justify what happened to him," Mr Tyson's book quotes Donham ...