Two African Americans sitting in a room and smiling toward the camera.
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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

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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.
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Ongoing Construction at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center: Due to ongoing construction, access to some areas of the Emmett Till Interpretive Center will be limited through May 5, 2025.

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.

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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.

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

(662) 483-1231(Voice)
till_info@nps.gov

Location

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33.9711, -90.3698

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