70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him
Summary
A Mississippi museum has acquired the gun believed to have been used in the 1955 murder of Emmett Till, a Black teenager whose death was a significant event in the civil rights movement. The gun had been stored in a safety deposit box for decades and will now be displayed at the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum.Key Facts
- Emmett Till was a 14-year-old Black teenager murdered in 1955 in Mississippi.
- His murder became a pivotal event that helped spark the civil rights movement.
- The gun believed to have been used in Till's murder is now part of a Mississippi museum's collection.
- Nan Prince, the museum's director of collections, stated that housing such an artifact is impactful due to its historical significance.
- The gun had been kept in a safety deposit box for many years prior to its acquisition by the museum.
- Emmett Till’s cousin, Wheeler Parker Jr., is the last living eyewitness to the events surrounding Till's murder.
- Emmett Till’s murderers, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, killed him for allegedly whistling at a white woman.
- Till’s body was found in the Tallahatchie River, illustrating the violent racial climate of the time.
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