In the photo, a caravan of vehicles arrives at Graball Landing for a program celebrating a new sign near the site where the body of Emmett Till may have been pulled from the Tallahatchie River in 1955.
About 75 people attended Saturday's (Oct. 19) 30-minute ceremony, which began at noon. Among them were several Till family members.
Speakers recounted the importance of reciting the history of the 14-year-old Till's murder, which is credited with helping to spark the nation's civil rights movement.
This is the fourth memorial placed at the site by the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County. The first, in 2008, was stolen and believed tossed into the nearby river. Two other signs erected since were riddled with bullet holes.
The new 500-pound sign, made of glossy black reinforced steel and covered with a thick acrylic layer, is said to be bulletproof.
Surveillance cameras, reportedly with the capability to transmit images over the internet, are trained on the sign and the nearby road.
