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Emmett Till — Part 1

249 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Emmett Till · 245 pages OCR'd
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bo b7C b2 b6 bic b7D This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FEL It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE know, Roy said something to “em, and I remember telling him to leave’ him alone that, you know, that wasn’t him”, meaning it wasn’t Emmett Till. ” « [Sk Sometime between the incident at the store and Till’s kidnaping, at about dusk [~ __Jwalked north, out of Money, Mississippi, on the road home to his house of [| had been to a store in the town of Money and had purchased some syrup (molasses) and snuff, which he was taking home. A truck pulled up behind] | and stopped. In the cab of the truck were Roy Bryant; J.W. rs and in the back of the truck was J.W. Washington, a black man [possibly Johnny B. Washington]. Roy Bryant instructed Washington to throw[ |] into the back of the pickup truck and Washington did so[ came out of the truck and told Bryant "that’s not the nigger! That’s not the one.” Roy Bryant said “who?” [ responded “That’s thef_ boy. That’s not him, but he was there with, with him.” [fats said “Roy, 1 keep telling ya, that’s not the one.” Roy Bryant then instructed Washington to throw[ _ ott the truck. Washington did 30, breaking —__ for, front teeth off.” _ « Confidential soured fs confidential source, hereinafter referred to af | Misc 0/S LAW ENFORCEMENT SENSITIVE contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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