YoBuckStopsHereJul 23, 2023

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi

https://lemmy.world/post/2020662

Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi - Lemmy.world

Show threadTedescheJul 23, 2023
They left out the part where Carolyn Bryant Donham admitted her initial accusations that Till assaulted her—which catalyzed Till’s murder—were lies. Still think they should have sent her cancer-ridden, geriatric ass to prison before she died.
Woman Linked to 1955 Emmett Till Murder Tells Historian Her Claims Were False

Carolyn Bryant Donham is quoted in a new book as admitting her long-ago allegations that Emmett grabbed her and was menacing and sexually crude toward her, “is not true.”

The New York Times
Show threadEhListJul 23, 2023
I think we should have taken everything from her except the clothes on her back and left her to live her days on the street.
Show threadJungleJim
That does bring a smile to my face, but it crosses the line for cruel and unusual punishment.
Jul 23, 2023 at 12:24pmWeb
Show threadpinkdrunkenelephantsJul 23, 2023
🤔 So what does that say about the actual homeless communities in the U.S.?
Show threadJungleJimJul 23, 2023
They’re cruel and unfortunately usual.