Emmett Till

by Devery S. Anderson

  ———. “Uncle Identifies Boy’s Abductors.” Jackson State Times, September 21, 1955, 1A, 8A.

  ———. “Wolf Whistle Murder Case Goes to Jury in Sumner Circuit Court.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 23, 1955, 1, 7.

  ———. “Wright Tells of Kidnaping of Till Boy.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 21, 1955, 1, 2.

  “Here Is What ‘Too Tight’ Told the Defender.” Chicago Defender, October 8, 1955, 35.

  “Here’s Cast for Sumner, Miss. Trial.” Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tenn.), September 24, 1955, 1, 2.

  “Here’s the Cemetery Worker Who Blew the Whistle.” Arlington Heights (Ill.) Daily Herald, July 22, 2009, 15.

  Hersh, Philip. “Ligety Has a Record Day. Chicago Tribune, February 16, 2013, 8.

  Hicks, James L. “Big Town.” Baltimore Afro-American, October 8, 1955, 9.

  ———. “Hicks Arrested in Mississippi.” Baltimore Afro-American, October 1, 1955, 8.

  ———. “Hicks Says U.S. Ought to Act Now.” Baltimore Afro-American, November 19, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “Lynch Trial Begins.” Baltimore Afro-American, September 24, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “Reporters Segregated.” Baltimore Afro-American, September 24, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Unbelievable!” Baltimore Afro-American, November 12, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “Why Emmett Till’s Mother and NAACP Couldn’t Agree.” Baltimore Afro-American, December 31, 1955, 2.

  “Hicks Digs into Till Case.” Washington Afro-American, November 19, 1955, 4, 14.

  “Hinant Explains Till Trial Views.” Memphis Commercial Appeal, October 9, 1955, 3.

  Hirsch, Carl. “10,000 in Detroit, 10,000 in Chicago Call for U.S. Intervention in Mississippi Terror.” Daily Worker (New York), September 27, 1955, 3.

  Holloway, Lynette. “Sharpton Says Brutality Issue Will Propel Him to a Victory.” New York Times, August 31, 1997, 27.

  Holmberg, David. “The Legacy of Emmett Till.” Palm Beach (Fla.) Post, September 4, 1994, 1A, 10A, 11A.

  Holmes, Paul. “Hunt Shadow Witnesses in Till Slaying.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 21, 1955, 3.

  ———. “Jurors Hear of Confession in Till Trial.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 22, 1955, 1, 11.

  ———. “Jury Reaches Verdict after Hour Debate.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 24, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “Uncle Tells How 3 Kidnapers Invaded Home and Seized Till.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 19, 1955, 2.

  ———. “2 Go on Trial in South for Till Murder.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 20, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “A Way of Life Going on Trial in Till Case.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 18, 1955, 1, 6.

  “Honored at Reception.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), May 6, 1962, 16.

  Howard, T. R. M. “Stark Terror Reigns in Mississippi Delta.” Washington Afro-American, October 1, 1955, 19, 21.

  ———. “Terror Reigns in Mississippi.” Washington Afro-American, October 1, 1955, 19, and Baltimore Afro-American, October 8, 1955, 6.

  Howell, Ron. “A Film with a Mission.” Newsday, January 20, 2003, B6.

  “Huff Quits Mrs. Bradley, NAACP Cancels Tour.” Chicago Defender, November 12, 1955, 1, 2.

  Huffstutter, P. J. “FBI Begins Unearthing Mystery.” Ft. Wayne (Ind.) Journal-Gazette, June 2, 2005, 4A.

  “Huff Tells Why He Didn’t Attend Trial.” Chicago Defender, September 24, 1955, 2.

  Hutson, Wendell. “Remembering Emmett Till.” Chicago Defender, September 2, 2009, 7.

  Hutto, Ralph. “Defense Sees Longer Trial Than Expected.” Jackson State Times, September 19, 1955, 1A, 8A.

  ———. “Dynamic Personalities Form Till Trial Cast.” Jackson State Times, September 20, 1955, 2A.

  ———. “NAACP Leader Says Two Witnesses Disappeared.” Jackson State Times, September 23, 1955, 6A.

  ———. “Now Sumner Is Just Another Sleepy Delta Town.” Jackson State Times, September 24, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Sheriff Won’t Call Guard to Preserve Order.” Jackson State Times, September 21, 1955, 8A.

  “Hypocrisy Is Attacked by Writer.” Jackson State Times, September 10, 1955, 1, 12A.

  “Ignore Doctor, 2 Grill Young Reed.” Chicago Defender, October 15, 1955, 1, 2.

  Jackson, Emory O. “Howard Thinking About ‘March on Washington.’” Birmingham (Ala.) World, December 6, 1955, 6.

  James, Rebecca. “A Tale Too Explosive for ’50s TV.” Syracuse (N.Y.) Post Standard, March 27, 2008, D1–2.

  Janega, James, and Mathew Walberg. “Mamie Till-Mobley, 1921–2003.” Chicago Daily Tribune, January 7, 2003, 2C.

  Janovy, C. J. “Justice at Last.” Pitch (Kansas City), March 23, 2006, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17.

  Jarrett, Vernon. “Emmett Till’s Mom Speaks Again.” Chicago Defender, October 15, 2003, 2.

  “JBW Attends Funerals.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), December 29, 1970, 10.

  “Jesse Breland Dies at 80.” Clarksdale (Miss.) Press Register, March 26, 1969, 1.

  “Jesse Jackson Asks Mississippi, FBI to Apologize to Emmett Till Family.” New York Beacon, May 12–18, 2005, 3.

  “John Ed Cothran.” Washington Post, March 20, 2008, B7.

  “John Ed Cothran, 1914–2008.” Chicago Tribune, March 21, 2008, 9.

  “Johnnie Cochran May Reopen Emmett Till Murder Case.” San Francisco Sun-Reporter, December 14, 1995, 3.

  Johnson, Sam. “Grand Jury Not Examined Witnesses in Till Kidnapping.” Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth, November 8, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Jury Selection Starts Climax on Noted Case.” Jackson Daily News, September 18, 1955, 4.

  ———. “State Will Not Ask Death Penalty in Trial of White Men at Sumner.” Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth, September 19, 1955, 1.

  Jones, Tony. “Cochran May Open Till Case.” Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tenn.), August 26–30, 1995, 1.

  ———. “Cochran to Reopen Infamous Till Case.” Michigan Chronicle (Detroit), September 13, 1995, 1-A.

  Jones, Yolanda. “Sign Honoring Emmett Till Is Marred by Vandalism.” Memphis Commercial Appeal, June 26, 2006, B2.

  Joyner, Chris. “Black Man Suspected in Death of Mississippi White Supremacist.” USA Today, April 23, 2010, A2.

  Jubera, Drew. “Autopsy Sought in 50-Year-Old Crime.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 5, 2005, A1.

  ———. “Civil Rights-Era Murder Cases.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, June 3, 2007, A1.

  ———. “Decades Later, an Apology.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 2, 2007, A1, A4.

  ———. “Duty Outweighs Emotion for DA in Till Case.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November 5, 2006, A1.

  “Judge Curtis Swango Draws Jury List.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger, September 13, 1955, 1.

  “Judge Denies Bond for Glendora Man.” Clarksdale (Miss.) Press Register, January 10, 1956, 1.

  “Judge in Mississippi Case Has Long Service Record.” Memphis Commercial Appeal, September 18, 1955, 10.

  “Judge Limits Sketching of Murder Trial.” Jackson State Times, September 20, 1955, 2A.

  “Judge’s Skilled Handling Draws General Praise.” Jackson State Times, September 21, 1955, 8A.

  “Judge Swango’s Rites Held on Saturday.” Batesville (Miss.) Panolian, December 12, 1968, 1.

  “Jury Acquits Bryant, Milam of Murder Charge as Trial Ends.” Clarksdale (Miss.) Press Register, September 23, 1955, 1, 3.

  “Jury Is Split at Outset of Deliberation.” New York Times, June 21, 2005, A12.

  “Jury Selection Begins in ’64 Case of Civil Rights Workers’ Killings.” New York Times, June 14, 2005, A12.

  “A Just Appraisal.” Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth, September 2, 1955, 1.

  “Justice at Last.” New York Amsterdam News, April 6, 2006, 1.

  “Justice Dept. Says ‘No’ to New Probe into Till Murder.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville
, Miss.), February 12, 1956, 22.

  “J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant Indicted Sept. 6.” Sumner (Miss.) Sentinel, September 8, 1955, 1.

  Kaplan, Fred. “Ex-Officer Guilty of Lying in Louima Case.” Boston Globe, July 17, 2002, A2.

  Keith, Bill. “No Parole for Leon Turner, Thrice Murderer.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger, March 23, 1950, 1, 16.

  ———. “Turner Guilty, Jurors Disagree on Penalty.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger, March 22, 1950, 1, 16.

  ———. “Windol Whitt Gets Life Term.” Kosciusko (Miss.) Star-Herald, March 17, 1950, 1, 16.

  ———. “Windol Whitt’s Trial Rusumes [sic] Today with Surprise Testimony.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger, March 16, 1950, 1, 7.

  Kempton, Murray. “The Baby Sitter.” New York Post, September 20, 1955, 5, 32.

  ———. “Heart of Darkness.” New York Post, September 21, 1955, 3, 50.

  ———. “He Went All the Way.” New York Post, September 22, 1955, 5, 36.

  ———. “Preacher, Preacher.” New York Post, September 19, 1955, 3, 30.

  ———. “They Didn’t Forget.” New York Post, September 26, 1955, 5, 22.

  ———. “2 Face Trial as ‘Whistle’ Kidnapers—Due to Post Bond and Go Home.” New York Post, September 25, 1955, 3, 16.

  “Kidnap-Murder Case Will Be Transferred to Tallahatchie.” Greenwood (Miss.) Commonwealth, September 1, 1955, 1.

  “Kidnap Murder Stirs Delta.” Clarksdale (Miss.) Press Register, September 2, 1955, 1, 8.

  “Kidnapped Boy Whistled at Woman.” Chicago Daily Tribune August 30, 1955, 2.

  “Kidnapping Charges as Boy Seized.” Jackson State Times, August 29, 1955, 1.

  Kilgallen, James. “Defendants Receive Handshakes, Kisses.” Memphis Commercial Appeal, September 24, 1955, 3.

  ———. “Expect Trial to Be Short, Tense.” Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tenn.), September 24, 1955, 2.

  ———. “Jury to Go Out as State Rests Case.” Chicago American, September 23, 1955, 1, 4.

  ———. “Spectators in Dixie Court Searched for Weapons.” Chicago American, September 19, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Wright Tells Story of Negro’s Kidnapping.” Memphis Commercial Appeal, September 22, 1955, 11.

  “Killing of Till Listed as Lynch in Records.” Greenwood (Miss.) Morning Star, September 7, 1955, 1.

  “Kimbrell Is Denied Bond in Slaying at Glendora.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger, December 29, 1955, 1, 10.

  “King Statue Center of Dispute.” Greeley (Colo.) Tribune, July 6, 1977, 1.

  “Kin Tell How Murdered Boy Was Abducted.” Chicago Daily Tribune, September 3, 1955, 11.

  Knowles, Clayton. “Five Congressmen Shot in House by 3 Puerto Rican Nationalists.” New York Times, March 2, 1954, 1.

  Knowles, Francine. “Monument Dedicated to Burr Oak Healing.” Chicago Sun-Times, August 30, 2014, 5.

  Korecki, Natasha. “Possible Bullet Pieces Found in Till Autopsy.” Chicago Sun-Times, June 11, 2005, 6.

  Kuetiner, Al. “Till Case Rarely Discussed at Site of Famous Murder Trial.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 4, 1957, 15.

  Kreutz, Douglas. “Hundreds Watch Unveiling of King Statue in City Park.” Rocky Mountain News, September 6, 1976, 6.

  Langer, Emily. “Witness Dared to Testify in Emmett Till Lynching.” Washington Post, July 25, 2013, A6.

  Lawrence, W. H. “Eisenhower Irate.” New York Times, August 3, 1957, 1.

  ———. “President Backs U.S. Court Order.” New York Times, September 10, 1957, 29.

  “Leader Left State after Being Shot.” Baltimore Afro-American, November 10, 1956, 8.

  Lee, Felicia R. “Directors Elated by Plan to Revisit 1955 Murder.” New York Times, May 12, 2004, B4.

  “Lee County Runoff Vote Is Scheduled.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), February 17, 1965, 6.

  “Leflore County Officers Checking Kidnap Charge.” Clarksdale (Miss.) Press Register, August 29, 1955, 1.

  “Leflore Officials Delay Fixing Bond in Till Case.” Jackson Daily News, September 25, 1955, 1, 16.

  “Leon Turner Gets Life Imprisonment without Hope of Pardon.” Kosciusko (Miss.) Star-Herald, March 22, 1950, 1.

  Lichtblau, Eric, and Andrew Jacobs. “U.S. Reopens ’55 Murder Case, Flashpoint of Civil Rights Era.” New York Times, May 11, 2004, A19.

  Lipson, Karin. “The Agents for Justice, Documentary Filmmakers Go Beyond Telling the Story of Emmett Till’s Shocking Murder by Instigating a Reopening of the 1955 Case.” Newsday, May 23, 2004, C6

  “Local Cosmetologists to Give Away Television.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), April 13, 1975, 15.

  Lomax, Louis E. “Henry Loggins Found, but Refuses to Leave Jail Cell.” Daily Defender (Chicago), March 12, 1955, 8.

  ———. “Leslie Milam Quits Farm Home.” Daily Defender (Chicago), March 5, 1956, 5.

  ———. “Milam Jails His Handyman.” Daily Defender (Chicago), March 20, 1956, 5.

  Lombardi, Frank. “Civil Rights Slay Plea Pols Urge Reopening of 1955 Till Case.” New York Daily News, April 7, 2004, 1.

  Longino, Bob. “Ceremony Today for Till’s Mother.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 8, 2003, B1.

  ———. “Emmett Till Case Reopened.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 11, 2004, A1.

  ———. “Emmett Till Documentary Previewed at King Center.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 26, 2003, C2.

  ———. “Group Seeks to Reopen Emmett Till Case.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 6, 2004, E2.

  ———. “Lynching Victim Mom Dies on Eve of Atlanta Visit.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 7, 2003, A1.

  ———. “Telling Till’s ‘Untold Story.’” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 24, 2003, E5.

  ———. “The Unfinished Story of Emmett Till.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, January 5, 2003, A1.

  “Look Magazine Names Milam, Bryant in Confession Story.” Tri-State Defender (Memphis, Tenn.), January 14, 1956, 1, 2.

  “Look Sued for Million Libel by Till’s Mother.” Chicago Daily Tribune, January 22, 1958, 8.

  “Louis [sic] Till’s Mother Sets New Jersey Tour.” Washington Afro-American, January 3, 1956, 19.

  “Lynched Boy Lived Here, Early Days on Vinewood Recalled.” Michigan Chronicle (Detroit), September 10, 1955, 1, 6.

  “Lynching Acquittal Shocks All Europe.” Daily Worker (New York), October 11, 1955, 2.

  “Lynching Post-Facto.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 6, 1955, 4.

  “Lynch ‘Kidnap Report’ False.” Washington Afro-American, October 8, 1955, 1.

  Lythgoe, Dennis. “The Death of Emmett Till.” Deseret News (Salt Lake City), February 26, 1997, C1, C2.

  Malone, Julia. “Emmett Till Act Fulfills Promise: Pledge Kept to Slain Teenager’s Late Mother.” Atlanta Journal-Constitution, October 10, 2008, A7.

  “Mamie Bradley Says She Expected Verdict.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 25, 1955, 1.

  “Man’s Father May Have Been Involved in Terrible History of Small Mississippi Town.” Lodi (Calif.) News-Sentinel, August 10, 2005, 7.

  Marsh, Harry. “Anonymous Telephone Calls Kept Sheriff Strider Awake at Night.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 20, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Communist Writer at Trial Lauds Citizens.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 23, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Editors Eye Clock in Awaiting Verdict.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 23, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Hundred Newsmen Jam Scene of Till Trial.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 19, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “Judge Swango Is Good Promoter for South.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 21, 1955, 1, 2.

  ———. “Sheriff Says He Got Little Cooperation.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), November 10, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Unanswered Questions Nag N
ewsmen at Trial.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 20, 1955, 1.

  Marshall, Chester, and James McBroom. “White Men Face Double Indictment for Kidnapping, Murdering Till Boy.” Jackson Daily News, September 6, 1955, 1, 3.

  “Marshall Blames Citizens Council for Till Slaying.” Jackson Daily News, September 12, 1955, 1.

  “Marshall Says Till Case ‘Horrible’ Terrorist Example.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), November 7, 1955, 1.

  Martin, Nita. “Don’t Spend Money on Till Case.” Jackson Clarion-Ledger, May 25, 2004, 6A.

  Martin, Roland S. “Rush Welcomes Justice Department Decision to Exhume Till.” Chicago Defender, May 5, 2005, 2.

  “Mass Meet Crowd Bitter, Mad, Sullen.” New York Amsterdam News, October 1, 1955, 7.

  “Mayor Daley Protests Slaying of Chicagoan.” Chicago Sun-Times, September 2, 1955, 3.

  McBride, Earnest. “McGee Family Decries Downplay of Racist Provocation in Barrett Murder Case.” Jackson Advocate, August 4, 2011, 1A, 9A.

  McKenzie, Danny. “Ripley Attorney Played Major Role in Till Case.” Daily Journal (Tupelo, Miss.), September 21, 2003, 1A.

  McKinley, Jesse. “Henry Hampton Dies at 58.” New York Times, November 24, 1998, 10.

  Melady, Mark. “Filmmaker Says Indictments Expected.” Worchester (Mass.) Telegram & Gazette, February 24, 1955, B1.

  “Memorial to Emmett Till to Be Placed in Leflore County.” Memphis Commercial Appeal, December 31, 2005, D1.

  Middlebrooks, William. “Milam and Bryant Freed on $10,000 Bond at Hearing.” Greenwood (Miss.) Morning Star, October 1, 1955, 1.

  ———. “Sheriff Says Body Thousands Viewed May Not Be Till’s.” Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 4, 1955, 1, 2.

  “Milam, Bryant Sign for Till Case Movie.” Baltimore Afro-American, January 28, 1956, 1.

  Milam, Horace William. Obituary. Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), October 9, 2008, A6.

  Milam, John William. Obituary. Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), January 2, 1981, 2A.

  Milam, Leslie. Obituary. Delta Democrat-Times (Greenville, Miss.), September 1, 1974, 3.

  Milam, Mary Juanita. Obituary. Biloxi-Gulfport (Miss.) Sun Herald, January 14, 2014, A4.

  Milam, Wade. “Writes a Letter to Life Editor.” Jackson Daily News, October 21, 1955, 6.