# 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](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1955-us-mississippi-till-trial-press-segregation)
- Source: American Experience: The Murder of Emmett Till (film transcript). https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/till/
- 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

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