An undated photo shows Emmett Louis Till, whose body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta community of Money, Miss., Aug. 31, 1955.

Emmett Till’s death shocked millions of people across America and was a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement, but many facts about his life and his murder remained unknown for decades.

Courtesy of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument In a press release, organizers say the event marks a historic milestone in commemorating the legacy of Emmett Till, the 14-year ...

Emmett Till monument at risk under Trump plan to roll back national monument protections Tallahatchie County, Mississippi — There are 138 National Monuments across the U.S., but for the first ...

The Emmett Till Memorial Commission put up eight markers in Tallahatchie County in 2008, according to The Clarion Ledger, who noted that the sign near the river where Till's was found has been a ...

In this video, I reflect on the recent death of Carolyn Bryant and the enduring injustice faced by Emmett Till and his family. I share the painful history of Emmett’s murder and highlight how ...

Those budget cuts could also potentially see the closure of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, according to Spears and former National Park Service Director Chuck Sams.

Anti-DEI Rhetoric And Federal Budget Cuts Put Emmett Till Monuments At Risk Thanks to former President Joe Biden, monuments of Till and Mobley-Till were installed in 2023 at three sites with ...

Airing in three 2-hour episodes, Women of the Movement stars Adrienne Warren as Mamie Till-Mobley “who in 1955 risks her life to find justice after her son Emmett is brutally murdered in the Jim ...

The U.S. Justice Department told relatives of Emmett Till on Monday, Dec. 6, 2021 that it is ending its investigation into the 1955 lynching of the Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted ...

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till's murder with events at St. Andrew’s Cathedral in Jackson. Bishop Michael Curry and Mississippi Bishop ...