Emmett Till had been to Mississippi earlier in his life, but almost didn’t make the trip in 1955. Emmett’s mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, was worried about Emmett traveling to the Jim Crow South.

In honor of Emmett Till’s birthday, the Two Mississippi Museums will host free flash tours at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 25, in Jackson.

On July 25, 2000, an Air France Concorde supersonic jet crashed on takeoff from Paris, killing 113 people, including four on the ground.

Bronzeville's Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, part of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, is restoring the building.

She worked with programmatic staff to focus on stories centering on Human and Civil Rights which helped lead to the creation of several national park sites including Stonewall National Monument, ...

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till with a pair of conversations.

The Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the murder of Emmett Till with a pair of conversations.

What happened? In the summer of 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley put her son Emmett on a train to her native Mississippi, where he was to spend time with his uncle and his cousins.

What happened? In the summer of 1955, Mamie Till-Mobley put her son Emmett on a train to her native Mississippi, where he was to spend time with his uncle and his cousins. In the overnight hours ...