Name: First look at the memoir of the woman whose accusations led to the lynching of Emmett Till
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Description: In an unpublished memoir obtained by The Associated Press, Carolyn Bryant Donham says she was unaware of what would happen to the 14-year-old Emmett Till.

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In an unpublished memoir obtained by The Associated Press, Carolyn Bryant Donham says she was unaware of what would happen to the 14-year-old Emmett Till.

USING THE WRAL WEATHER AT. >> IT'S FREE IN THE APPLE AND ANDROID APP STORES. NEW INSIGHT TONIGHT INTO THE WOMAN WHO ACCUSED 14 YEAR-OLD EMMETT TILL OF WHISTLING AT HER IN A MISSISSIPPI STORE IN 1955. >> WRAL'S CHELSEA DONOVAN REPORTS ON A MEME OR THE WOMAN WROTE. BUT SHE SAYS SHE NEVER WANTED THE BLACK TEEN DEBT. THIS MANUSCRIPT COMES LESS THAN A MONTH AFTER AN UNSERVED WARRANT FROM 1955. SURFACED IN A MISSISSIPPI BASEMENT. THERE HAVE BEEN REPEATED CALLS AND PROTESTS FOR THE ARREST OF CAROLYN BRYANT. DUNHAM. >> BUT THE DA HERE CAN DO ANYTHING UNLESS SHE GETS A FUGITIVE WARRANT FROM MISSISSIPPI. >> TERRIBLE CRIME. IN IN THE. MISSISSIPPI DELTA. >> SHAKING THE WORLD. THE MURDER OF 14 YEAR-OLD EMMETT TILL A BLACK BOY ABDUCTED AND MURDERED IN MISSISSIPPI IN 1955. NOW FOR THE FIRST TIME WE'RE HEARING THE WORDS OF 87 YEAR-OLD CAROLYN BRYANT DONHAM THE WOMAN WHO ACCUSED HIM OF MAKING IMPROPER ADVANCES BEFORE HE WAS LYNCHED. IT'S ALL IN THIS UNPUBLISHED MEMOIR CALLED I AM MORE THAN A WOLF WHISTLE. BRYANT DUNHAM GAVE IT TO DUKE HISTORIAN TIM TYSON WHEN THEY MET IN 2008 HAS USED IT FOR MY BOOK. >> AND >> THEN PUT IT IN THE ARCHIVE. WHERE WASN'T SUPPOSED TO BE RELEASED FOR SEVERAL MORE DECADES. AND I FELT THAT THE INVESTIGATION WAS MORE IMPORTANT. >> THEN THE ARCHIVE WILL BRING THE ICE AND GAVE IT TO THE FBI WHEN THEY REOPEN THE NEARLY 70 YEAR-OLD COLD CASE IN 2017 IN THE MEMOIR, DUNHAM SAYS SHE ATTEMPTED TO HELP TELL ONCE HE HAD BEEN LOCATED AND BROUGHT TO HER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. >> TO IDENTIFY BY HER HUSBAND, ROY AND BROTHER-IN-LAW. THE 2 MEN LATER WERE TRIED AND ACQUITTED BY AN ALL-WHITE JURY FOR TILL'S MURDER. SHE SAYS, QUOTE, I TRIED TO PROTECT HIM BY TELLING ROY HE'S NOT THE ONE. DUNHAM ALSO WRITES THAT SHE, QUOTE, ALWAYS FELT LIKE A VICTIM AS WELL AS AN IT DO. I THINK HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED FOR DOING THAT. ABSOLUTELY. UNEQUIVOCALLY. NO. DID WE BOTH PAY A PRICE FOR IT? YES, WE DID. HE PAY DEARLY WITH THE LOSS OF HIS LIFE. I PAY DEARLY WITH AN ALTERED LIFE. I'M HOPING THAT IF THEY REOPENED THE CASE BECAUSE OF THE WAR THAT SOMEHOW BITS AND PIECES OF OF THEIR HISTORICAL RECORD. >> MIKE, COME TOGETHER. AND TELL US SOMETHING MORE CLEAR. >> DUNHAM EVEN TALKS ABOUT WHY SHE DIDN'T EVER COME FORWARD STATING, QUOTE, THE ANSWER IS SIMPLE. I WANTED TO PROTECT MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF FROM THE MEDIA. >> WE CALL THE DA IN MISSISSIPPI WHERE THIS CRIME OCCURRED 70 YEARS AGO, BUT HAVEN'T HEARD BACK ON IF HE WILL ARREST CAROLYN BRYANT DONHAM CHELSEA DONOVAN WRAL NEWS, RALEIGH. >> AND WRAL REACHED OUT TO

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First look at the memoir of the woman whose accusations led to the lynching of Emmett Till

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