(CNN) A memorial sign marking Emmett Till's death that was riddled with bullet holes earlier this year was rededicated Saturday -- this time with bulletproof glass. Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission, said more than 100 people, including members of Till's family from Chicago, attended a ceremony near Sumner, Mississippi, rededicating the new and improved sign. Weems said the sign, which cost more than $10,000, weighs more than 500 pounds and is surrounded by security cameras. The sign marks the spot where Till's body was pulled from the Tallahatchie River in 1955. When the marker was replaced, it was riddled with bullet holes.

Source: CNN October 20, 2019 21:22 UTC