September 25, 2019
A cousin who was with Emmett Till the night he was abducted said he was encouraged that the case is still under review but anxious for a resolution. "We want them to go ahead and do something," said the Rev. Wheeler Parker, 80. "What is the holdup?" Photo courtesy Simeon Wright
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Emmett Till Cousin on Inquiry: 'What is the Holdup?'
The government is still investigating the brutal slaying of Emmett Till, a black teenager whose death helped spur the civil rights movement more than 60 years ago.
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