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CNN —
Bowling Green, Kentucky, has canceled its yearly Christmas parade scheduled for Saturday owed to threats against protests related to the notorious lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till successful 1955.
The metropolis announced the cancellation successful tweet. In a video posted connected Facebook, Police Chief Michael Delaney said astatine slightest 3 groups planned to protestation astatine noon connected Saturday astatine 2 locations.
Warren County Sheriff Brett Hightower said his bureau learned of threats precocious Friday evening “to sprout anyone who is protesting” oregon assisting protesters, Hightower said.
“At this moment, we person not been capable to find the validity of the threat; however, we judge it’s important to alert our citizens,” the sheriff said.
The protesters privation a Mississippi tribunal to bid the apprehension of Carolyn Bryant Donham, the White pistillate present successful her precocious 80s who accused Till of whistling astatine her successful 1955 successful Mississippi, according to CNN affiliate WBKO. He was abducted, tortured, and lynched, successful a lawsuit that drew nationalist attraction and helped galvanize attraction connected the civilian rights movement.
According to WKBO, Donham’s past known code is believed to beryllium an flat successful Bowling Green.
Donham was ne'er arrested successful transportation with Till’s death, but a warrant for her apprehension was recovered earlier this twelvemonth successful a Mississippi courthouse basement. A expansive assemblage successful Mississippi declined to indict Donham successful August.
The Bowling Green-Warren County NACCP said it is not slated to protestation Saturday.
“This is owed successful portion to information concerns for the event, arsenic good arsenic focusing our energies connected those who are presently being discriminated against and request contiguous assistance,” the enactment said successful a connection past week.
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