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Telegram from Mamie Bradley to President Eisenhower

  • 9/2/1955

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Emmett Till’s mother, Mamie Bradley, sent this telegram to President Dwight D. Eisenhower asking him to see that justice was brought against those who lynched her son.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration).

National Archives Identifier: 12196780

Full Citation: Telegram, Mamie Bradley to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding Emmett Till Case; 9/2/1955; Till, Emmett; Alphabetical Files, 1953 – 1961; Collection DDE-WHCF: White House Central Files (Eisenhower Administration),; Dwight D. Eisenhower Library, Abilene, KS. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/bradley-eisenhower-emmett-till/, May 23, 2026]

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