From NKAA, Notable Kentucky African Americans Database (main entry)
"Till Story's Kentucky Ties." by Brandon Erby
On March 4, 2026, Brandon Erby, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky wrote a short newsletter essay for the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Mississippi about Kentucky's ties with the Emmett Till case. The newsletter is available online at the Interpretive Center webpage.Other Sources:
In Remembrance of Emmett Till: Regional Stories and Media Responses to the Black Freedom Struggle by Darryl Mace. [Includes Kentucky newspapers' published reactions to Till's 1955 lynching.]
and Emmett Till's accuser, spent her final years living in Bowling Green, KY.]
and
The Associated Press. "Carolyn Bryant Donham, who accused Emmett Till before he was lynched, dies at age 88." NPR [National Public Radio]. Updated 27 April 2023. (online)
Erin Wickey. "UK researcher examines the life and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley, Emmett Till’s mother." University of Kentucky College of Arts and Sciences. 11 January 2024. (online)