All-White Jury Acquits Murderers of Emmet TIll, September 23, 1955

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On September 23 the all-white, all-male jury (both women and blacks had been banned) acquitted both Milam and Bryant after a 67-minute deliberation; one juror said, "If we hadn't stopped to drink pop, it wouldn't have taken that long."

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23 Sep 1955

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