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Emmett Till Memorial Commission: Marker Unveiling (October 2007)

At 10 a.m. on October 2, 2007, the Emmett Till Memorial Commission gathered at the Sumner, Miss. Courthouse for a memorial ceremony, as well as the unveiling of the first in a series of historical markers about the murder of Emmett Till and the trial of Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam. More than 400 people attended, and the event was covered widely by the press. Following the ceremony was a bus tour of the sites significant to the Emmett Till story.
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  • Occasion Given by Bobby Banks by Bobby Banks

    Occasion Given by Bobby Banks

  • Sheriff William Brewer by William Brewer

    Sheriff William Brewer

  • Crowd gathered for the Emmett Till memorial by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Crowd gathered for the Emmett Till memorial

  • Members of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Members of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission

  • Representative from the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Representative from the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors

  • Summer Courthouse historical marker after its unveiling by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Summer Courthouse historical marker after its unveiling

  • Summer Courthouse historical marker after its unveiling, close-up by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Summer Courthouse historical marker after its unveiling, close-up

  • Summer Courthouse historical marker before its unveiling, close-up by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Summer Courthouse historical marker before its unveiling, close-up

  • Sumner Courthouse historical marker before its unveiling by Emmett Till Memorial Commission

    Sumner Courthouse historical marker before its unveiling

  • Vocal soloist Lee Birth Hill by Lee Birth Hill

    Vocal soloist Lee Birth Hill

  • State Representative Robert Huddleston by Robert Huddleston

    State Representative Robert Huddleston

  • Master of Ceremonies State Senator David Jordan by David Johnson

    Master of Ceremonies State Senator David Jordan

  • Occasion Given by Jerome Little and Bobby Banks by Jerome Little and Bobby Banks

    Occasion Given by Jerome Little and Bobby Banks

  • Rev. Wheeler Parker by Wheeler Park

    Rev. Wheeler Parker

  • ETMC co-chairs Betty Pearson and Robert Grayson by Betty Pearson and Robert Grayson

    ETMC co-chairs Betty Pearson and Robert Grayson

  • ETMC co-chairs Betty Pearson and Robert Grayson by Betty Pearson and Robert Grayson

    ETMC co-chairs Betty Pearson and Robert Grayson

  • Betty Pearson, ETMC co–chair by Betty Pearson and Simeon Wright

    Betty Pearson, ETMC co–chair

  • Deborah Watts of the Emmett Till Memorial Foundation by Deborah Watts

    Deborah Watts of the Emmett Till Memorial Foundation

  • Former Mississippi Governor William Winter by William Winter

    Former Mississippi Governor William Winter

  • Simeon Wright of the Emmett Till Foundation by Simeon Wright

    Simeon Wright of the Emmett Till Foundation

 
 
 

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