Support WBUR6 Decades Later, Acquittal Of Emmett Till's Killers Troubles TownPlay07:18Download AudioDebbie ElliottSeptember 25, 2015 ShareMississippi state Sen. David Jordan, who was a college student in 1955, remembers the relaxed atmosphere in the courtroom during the trial. "Even the jury were laughing," he says. (Langdon Clay)