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Carolyn Bryant Donham, Accuser of Emmett Till, Passes Away in Hospice Care

Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who falsely accused Emmett Till of improper advances in 1955, has passed away in hospice care in Louisiana. Her accusation sparked a national outcry and helped to galvanize the Civil Rights Movement. The Department of Justice has been investigating the case as a possible hate crime, and Donham's death marks the end of a chapter in this story.