Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Tallahatchie County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
Tallahatchie County Courthouse, the site of the September 1955 trial and acquittal
Location Tallahatchie County, Mississippi
and Chicago, Illinois
Coordinates 33°51′38″N90°16′29″W / 33.86056°N 90.27472°W / 33.86056; -90.27472
Area5.7 acres (2.3 ha)
Website Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument
Designated NMONJuly 25, 2023

The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument is a United States national monument that honors Emmett Till, a 14-year-old African American teenager who was abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi in 1955, 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 and was established by President Joe Biden on July 25, 2023, which would have been Emmett Till's 82nd birthday.

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  1. 1 2 3 "A Proclamation on Establishment of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument". The White House. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.[ dead link ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 "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.
  3. ↑ 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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