Emmett Till’s Accuser Carolyn Bryant Donham Dead At 88

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Carolyn Bryant Donham, the white woman whose false accusation led to the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till, has died at 88.
According to CNN, Donham passed away in Westlake, Louisiana, on Tuesday (April 25). The 88-year-old was reportedly suffering from cancer and was receiving end-of-life hospice care.
In 1955, then-21-year-old Donham accused Till of grabbing her at a Mississippi store. Till’s relative witnessed their interaction and said the 14-year-old only wh