Emmett Till and his Mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, honored with a Congressional Gold Medal.

Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, will be honored with a posthumous Congressional Gold Medal.

Senator Cory Booker, who co-introduced the bill stated, “The courage and activism demonstrated by Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, in displaying to the world the brutality endured by her son helped awaken the nation’s conscience, forcing America to reckon with its failure to address racism and the glaring injustices that stem from such hatred.”

The medal will be kept on display in the National Museum of African American History.

Earlier this year, a never-served 1955 arrest warrant was found in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse for a Carolyn Bryant Donham. However, after finding the warrant, a Mississippi grand jury decided against indicting Donham, who is still alive today.

Is this justice?

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