The family of Emmett Till wants authorities to serve a 1955 arrest warrant to the white woman they say is responsible for his murder and kidnapping.
The family of murdered teenager Emmett Till is calling for a grand jury hearing to examine a woman accused of playing a key role in his lynching in 1955, saying a"white pedestal theory" has denied them justice for decades.found last month in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse"We considered it to be somewhat miraculous," said Jaribu Hill, who represents the family of Emmett Till.
"We also want her culpability to be the subject of an actual grand jury hearing, specifically addressing her culpability," she said."We believe through addressing her culpability, that at the very least, there will be a full fledged investigation." "There was, and there still exists today, the white pedestal theory where white women are above reproach," Hill said.
The challenge for Till's family lies in whether or not the justice system agrees with them. Hill said that conversations with the Mississippi Fourth Circuit Court District Attorney W. Dewayne Richardson had not led to any immediate action.
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