Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

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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.
Photos: National Park Service

About 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.

Quick Facts

State Illinois
Designation National Monument
State Code IL,MS
Weather 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.

Location & Map

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is located in Illinois.

Activities

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Getting There

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

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Contact & Address

Address Emmett Till Interpretive Center, Sumner, MS, 38957
Phone (662) 483-1231
Email till_info@nps.gov

Topics & Themes

African American Heritage Burial, Cemetery and Gravesite Colonization and Settlement Monuments and Memorials Religion and Spirituality Churches Social Movements Civil Rights Voting Rights and Suffrage Tragic Events Murders Urban America Women's History

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