A Christmas parade planned for Saturday in Kentucky has been canceled after authorities received threats directed at protesters of an Emmett Till rally on the same day.
At least three groups planned to protest simultaneously at the Justice Center in the city Saturday afternoon, according to a joint statement from the Bowling Green Police Department and the Warren County Sheriff's Office. The protest was to demand justice for Emmett Till, according to NBC affiliate
Authorities haven't determined the validity of the threat, but felt it was important to issue an alert, Hightower said. in Mississippi. Donham, who was identified as “Mrs. Roy Bryant” in the warrant, was married to one of two white men tried and acquitted in Till’s death in 1955.
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