Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is on display at museum 70 years later

<p>Mississippi museum announces display on anniversary of boy’s murder, a pivotal moment in civil rights movement</p><p>The gun used in the lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till is now on display for the public to see, 70 years after the killing.</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/mississippi">Mississippi</a> Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a news conference on Thursday, which is the 70th anniversary of Till’s murder.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/aug/29/emmett-till-lynching-gun-museum">Continue reading...</a>