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Claim 859

The trial of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam for Emmett Till's murder opened on September 19, 1955, in Sumner, Mississippi, according to PBS's American Experience.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement: The trial of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam for Emmett Till's murder opened on September 19, 1955, in Sumner, Mississippi, according to PBS's American Experience.
Field: occurred_on
Value: Trial opened September 19, 1955
About: incident 1955-us-mississippi-till-trial-press-segregation
Source: American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till (film transcript)
Publisher: American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till (film transcript)
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-26
Confidence: medium
Status: current

Quotation from the source

On September 19th, less than three weeks after Emmett's body was found, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam's trial for murder opened in Sumner, Mississippi