Emmett Till statue unveiled in Mississippi

Hundreds of people applauded — and some wiped away tears — as a Mississippi community unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till (Rogelio V Solis/AP)

Hundreds of people applauded and some wiped away tears as a Mississippi community unveiled a larger-than-life statue of Emmett Till.

The statue’ location is not far from where white men kidnapped and killed the Black teenager over accusations he had flirted with a white woman in a country store.