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Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act Becomes Law

1 day ago ago from Emmett Till Blog; Murder in the Mississippi Delta; Civil Rights History

Lake outside of Drew, Miss. where over the years bodies of black women were dumped. Lore is that female Klan members murdered the women, believing they had slept with their husbands. * * * A five-year quest to get the government to pay attention to half-century-old, unsolved murders from the civil rights era has finally paid off. The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act became law this week when President Obama signed a year-end ...

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