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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument IL,MS

Lat, Long: 33.9711, -90.3698

Designation: 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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The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument has sites in Chicago, IL and Sumner and Glendora, MS. Check local weather conditions in each unit before you visit.

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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument contains sites in Sumner and Glendora, Mississippi, and Chicago, Illinois.

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Address/Contact:

Emmett Till Interpretive Center

Sumner, US, 38957

Phone: (662) 483-1231

Email: till_info@nps.gov

Entrance Fees:

Two African Americans sitting in a room and smiling toward the camera.A multi-story tan brick church along a road. A tree stands in front.Rows of green seats in a large white room pointed toward a pulpit and a cross on a wall.An elderly African American man looks at a plaque on the church exterior.A one story store-like front along a street containing two doors and several windows.Six chairs sit in a circle in a room that is lined with informational panels.A table sits besides shelves featuring magazines and books in a white room.Rows of seats face a bench in an empty courtroom.Side view of a two-story brick courthouse with a clock tower. A statue stands in front.View of a muddy river from between two trees.A gravel road with a field on the left and woods on the right.