That night, when Carolyn had the encounter with Emmett Till, she was scared and told Juanita .
On a Thursday afternoon, Carolyn could see the story being exposed , she spent the night at the Milams'. At 4am Roy Bryant got back which was Friday, he had came back from Texas .
He slept the night at the Milams' while Carolyn went to the store, that Friday afternoon, Roy went to the store and a local black told him that the boy from Chicago was visiting Preacher, Carolyn told Roy what happened.
Once the whites knew, most around him would marked him as a fool and a coward if he didn't do anything , he couldn't do anything Friday night.
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The Milams'
Short StoryThe notorious Till Murderer JW Milam and his backstory along with this widow Juanita Milam and their involvement in the Till case .
