Emmett Till Lynching Gun Unveiled for Public Display 70 Years After Tragic Murder
Emmett Till Lynching Gun Unveiled for Public Display 70 Years After Tragic Murder The .45-caliber pistol used in the brutal 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on public display at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The significant historical artifact was unveiled during a news conference on Thursday, coinciding with the 70th anniversary of Till’s murder, a pivotal event that galvanized the American Civil Rights Movement. The weapon belonged to John William “J.W.” Milam, who, alongside Roy Bryant, abducted…