AP reveals new developments in 1959 killing of black teenager

By Emily Wagner Pettus

Emily Wagner Pettus, newsperson, Jackson, Mississippi, for her story revealing new details about the 1959 killing of black teenager William Roy Prather, including that the Justice Department has now referred the case to the state authorities for potential further prosecution. Originally one white teenager pleaded guilty to manslaughter and received a six-month sentence while others allegedly involved were given probation or walked free. https://bit.ly/2C5L9AB