Key takeaways:
- The White House is expected to announce the creation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument on April 20th.
- The monument will include three sites located in two states: the Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse in Mississippi, the river site where Till’s body was discovered, and Chicago’s Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ.
- The monument is intended to honor both Till and his mother, and to recognize the impact of their story on the civil rights movement.
The White House is expected to announce the creation of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument on Tuesday, April 20th, the 82nd birthday of Emmett Till. The monument will recognize the impact of Till’s 1955 abduction, torture, and killing in Mississippi on the civil rights movement.
The monument will include three sites located in two states: the Tallahatchie County Second District Courthouse in Mississippi, where Till’s killers were acquitted in 1955; the river site where Till’s body was discovered; and Chicago’s Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, where Till’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, held his funeral.
The monument is intended to honor both Till and his mother, and to recognize the impact of their story on the civil rights movement. According to Till’s cousin, Wheeler Parker Jr., “We are resolute that it now becomes an American story and not just a civil rights story.”
President Joe Biden is expected to sign the proclamation at the White House on Tuesday, officially designating the three sites as a national monument. The monument will serve as a reminder of the legacy of Till and his mother, and of the importance of the civil rights movement.
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