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National Monument · IL, MS

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

In 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till traveled to Money, Mississippi, to visit relatives. He was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered after reportedly whistling at a white woman. His mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted on an open-casket funeral near their hometown of Chicago. Her brave decision let the world see the racist violence inflicted upon her son and set the Civil Rights Movement into motion.

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Photos

Two African Americans sitting in a room and smiling toward the camera.
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, ca. 1954.
A multi-story tan brick church along a road. A tree stands in front.
Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago.
Rows of green seats in a large white room pointed toward a pulpit and a cross on a wall.
Present-day photo of the Inside of Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ.
An elderly African American man looks at a plaque on the church exterior.
Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr., cousin and last living witness of Emmett Till’s kidnapping, viewing Chicago Landmark plaque on Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ.
A one story store-like front along a street containing two doors and several windows.
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, MS, an official nonprofit partner of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
Six chairs sit in a circle in a room that is lined with informational panels.
Interior of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.
A table sits besides shelves featuring magazines and books in a white room.
Interior of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.
Rows of seats face a bench in an empty courtroom.
Present-day interior view of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse courtroom where the trial of the men accused of lynching Emmett Till took place took place.
Side view of a two-story brick courthouse with a clock tower. A statue stands in front.
The Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, MS.
View of a muddy river from between two trees.
Graball Landing in Glendora, MS.
A gravel road with a field on the left and woods on the right.
Road leading to Graball Landing in Glendora, MS.

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