Elbert Williams, a civil rights activist and member of the NAACP, was killed and his body was dumped in a river 78 years ago in Brownsville, Tenn. Tennessee plans to reopen his case as part of a new law that seeks to reopen civil rights killings that had long ago gone cold. Williams is believed to be the first NAACP member killed because of his civil rights work. It is part of a national effort to solve civil rights cases that many thought would never be revisited. State Rep. Johnnie Turner, D-Memphis, was one of the main sponsors of the civil rights cold case law.

Source: Fox News August 18, 2018 03:22 UTC