Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument | |
Location | Tallahatchie County, Mississippi and Chicago, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 33°51′38″N 90°16′29″W / 33.86056°N 90.27472°W |
Area | 5.7 acres (2.3 ha) |
Website | Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument |
Designated NMON | July 25, 2023 |
The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is a United States national monument that honors Emmett Till, an African American boy who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955 at the age of 14, and his mother, Mamie Till, who became an advocate in the Civil Rights Movement. The monument includes three sites, one in Illinois and two in Mississippi, with a total area of 5.7 acres (2.3 ha).[1][2][3] The monument is managed by the National Park Service. It was established by President Joe Biden on July 25, 2023, what would have been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday.
Sites
Illinois
- The Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Bronzeville, Chicago. The church was the site where Mamie Till insisted on an open casket funeral service for Emmett in September 1955 to let the world know what was done to her son.[2]
Mississippi
- Graball Landing on the Tallahatchie River, near Glendora. It is believed to be the site where Till's body was retrieved from the river.[2] 4.31 acres was donated to the National Park Service for the monument.[1]
- Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse in Sumner. This was where the September 1955 trial of and acquittal of Roy Bryant and J. W. Milam for Till's murder took place.[2] Tallahatchie County donated the Courthouse and the adjacent Emmett Till Interpretative Center to the NPS through the National Park Foundation.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "A Proclamation on Establishment of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument". The White House. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Biden will establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi". The Independent. July 23, 2023. Archived from the original on July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
- ^ Betts, Anna (July 23, 2023). "Biden to Name National Monument for Emmett Till and His Mother". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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