Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder

Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder

The Mississippi Department of Archives and History unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and its holster during a news conference Thursday, which is the 70th anniversary of Till’s murder. The gun belonged to John William “J.W.” Milam who, alongside Roy Bryant, abducted Till from his great-uncle’s home on...