Bryant's grocery store where Emmett Till allegedly whistled at white store owner, Carolyn Bryant. (Photo By Ed Clark/The LIFE Premium Collection/Getty Images)

Site of Emmett Till's Kidnapping. (Photo by Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images)

Mississippi Murder Trial of Emmett Till: Emmett Till's great-uncle Moses Wright; his mother Mamie Till-Mobley; and his cousin Simeon Wright. (Photo By Ed Clark/The LIFE Premium Collection/Getty Images)

Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till- Mobley speaks to the press after her son's kidnapping and murder. (Photo By Ed Clark/The LIFE Premium Collection/Getty Images)