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After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display

Headline from KRDO, on the newest of 2 developments

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil

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

    Headline from ABC 7 Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display

    Headline from KRDO ·

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13 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 San Francisco

    Gun used in Emmett Till's lynching is displayed in a museum 70 years after his murder (opens ABC 7 San Francisco)

    Published

    ABC 7 San Francisco's feed description

    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.

  2. NPR

    70 years after Emmett Till's murder, Mississippi museum acquires gun used to kill him (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    It's been 70 years since Emmett Till, a Black teenager visiting relatives in Mississippi, was killed by white men because he whistled at a white woman. Now the gun used in his death is in a museum.

  3. The Guardian

    Gun used in Emmett Till’s lynching is on display at museum 70 years later (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

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

  4. KRDO

    After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display (opens KRDO)

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    KRDO's feed description

    By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil

  5. KEYT Santa Barbara

    After being hidden away from public view, the gun used to kill Emmett Till is now on display | News Channel 3-12 (opens KEYT Santa Barbara)

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    KEYT Santa Barbara's feed description

    By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil

  6. CNN

    70 years after Emmett Till’s death, the gun used to kill him has been put on display (opens CNN)

    Published

    CNN's feed description

    The weapon used to kill Black teenager Emmett Till in one of the most notorious lynchings that helped ignite the civil rights movement is now on display at a museum in the Deep South.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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