# Claim 860

Tallahatchie County Sheriff Clarence Strider assigned Black reporters covering the trial, along with congressman Charles Diggs, to a card table at the side of the courtroom, according to PBS's American Experience.

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

- Statement: Tallahatchie County Sheriff Clarence Strider assigned Black reporters covering the trial, along with congressman Charles Diggs, to a card table at the side of the courtroom, according to PBS's American Experience.
- Field: action
- Value: Black reporters and Diggs assigned to a side table
- 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

> Strider consigned black reporters and Detroit Congressman Charles Diggs to a card table on the sidelines.

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