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

Mississippi museum announces display on anniversary of boy's murder, a pivotal moment in civil rights movement

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.

The Mississippi 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.