A historical marker placed at the site where Emmett Till's body was found in a Mississippi river has been riddled with dozens of bullet holes, activists say. Two half-brothers were acquitted of the killing by an all-white jury, but confessed in a magazine interview months later. A photo of the vandalized marker was posted on Facebook last week by Kevin Wilson Jr."That marker was just evidence that there are people who are still living in those areas who still hold those ideologies dear to their heart,” he told WJTV. The station reported that the marker has been vandalized several times dating back to at least 2008. The Emmett Till Interpretive Center, based across the street from the courthouse where the Till murder trial took place, has raised more than $15,000 to replace the sign.

Source: Fox News October 23, 2016 04:40 UTC