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Claim 863

An all white jury acquitted Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam of Emmett Till's murder, according to a news broadcast reproduced in PBS's American Experience.

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

Statement: An all white jury acquitted Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam of Emmett Till's murder, according to a news broadcast reproduced in PBS's American Experience.
Field: status
Value: Jury acquitted both defendants
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

In the Emmett Till Murder trial, the all white jury has acquitted the two white defendants accused of killing the 14-year-old Negro youth.