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Postwar United States (1945 to early 1970s)
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This primary source comes from the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection.
National Archives Identifier: 557769987
Full Citation: “Strange Trial of the Till Kidnappers” article from Jet Magazine; 10/6/1955; Till v. Mississippi [Emmett Till]; Records Related to Emmett Louis Till, 2023–2025; Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection, Record Group 612; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/strange-trial-of-the-till-kidnappers-from-jet-magazine/, May 2, 2026]
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