Roy Bryant

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Roy Bryant was a Mississippi shopkeeper whose accusation against Emmett Till and subsequent acquittal in Till’s 1955 lynching made him a central figure in one of the most infamous racially motivated murders in American history.

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Roy Bryant canonical 4
J. W. Milam 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American shopkeeper
human
perpetrator of racial violence
accusedOf kidnapping of Emmett Till
murder of Emmett Till
acquittedOf murder of Emmett Till
associatedWith Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market in Money, Mississippi
linked to: Money, Mississippi

Carolyn Bryant's accusation against Emmett Till
causeOfNotoriety lynching of Emmett Till
racially motivated violence
charge murder of Emmett Till
confessedTo participation in Emmett Till's killing in a 1956 magazine interview
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfTrial 1955
employer Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market
ethnicGroup white American
facedTrialIn Emmett Till murder trial
familyName Bryant
fullName Roy Bryant
givenName Roy
hasRole accuser in the Emmett Till case
defendant in the Emmett Till murder trial
historicalPeriod Civil Rights Movement era
impact case became a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement
legacy symbol of racial injustice in the American South
legalOutcome protected from retrial by double jeopardy after acquittal
legalSystem Jim Crow legal system in Mississippi
linked to: Jim Crow laws
mediaCoverage extensive national and international press in 1955
notableEvent Emmett Till lynching
notableFor being acquitted by an all-white jury in 1955
central figure in a landmark civil rights era case
role in the Emmett Till case
notableWork involvement in the Emmett Till case
occupation shopkeeper
participantIn kidnapping of Emmett Till
murder of Emmett Till
placeOfActivity Leflore County, Mississippi
linked to: Leflore County

Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
placeOfResidence Money, Mississippi
placeOfTrial Sumner, Mississippi
positionHeld co-owner of Bryant's Grocery and Meat Market
publicationMention Look magazine interview about Emmett Till case
race white
sexOrGender male
sibling J. W. Milam
significantEvent Emmett Till's abduction from his great-uncle's home
spouse Carolyn Bryant
verdict acquitted

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Murder of Emmett Till perpetrator J. W. Milam
linked to: Roy Bryant
Roy Bryant fullName Roy Bryant
Carolyn Bryant spouse Roy Bryant
Carolyn Bryant relative Roy Bryant