Overview

• Officials unveiled the .45-caliber pistol and holster at a Jackson news conference on the anniversary of Till’s killing.
• Investigators confirmed the weapon’s identity by matching its serial number to FBI reports from the 1955 case.
• The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum will add the items to its Emmett Till exhibit for public display.
• The Mississippi Department of Archives and History says a Mississippi Delta family donated the artifacts under a request for anonymity.
• Cousin Deborah Watts voiced mixed emotions, objecting to linking the weapon to the date, while museum leaders emphasized its educational value.