Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

National Park Service, Mississippi.

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

Additional Information

  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Official Website
  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Map

Photo Gallery

  • Emmett Till and Mamie Till-MobleyEmmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, ca. 1954.
  • Roberts Temple Church of God in ChristRoberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago.
  • Tallahatchie County CourthouseThe Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, MS.
  • Graball LandingGraball Landing in Glendora, MS.
  • Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ InteriorPresent-day photo of the Inside of Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ.
  • Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr.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.
  • Emmett Till Interpretive CenterThe Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, MS, an official nonprofit partner of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
  • Emmett Till Interpretive Center InteriorInterior of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.
  • Emmett Till Interpretive Center 2Interior of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center.
  • Tallahatchie County Courthouse CourtroomPresent-day interior view of the Tallahatchie County Courthouse courtroom where the trial of the men accused of lynching Emmett Till took place took place.
  • Graball Landing RoadRoad leading to Graball Landing in Glendora, MS.

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