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Emmitt Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument established

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  1. Jul 25, 2023 #1
    tampagtr

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    on what would have been his 82nd birthday. May we reflect and learn from his sacrifice


     
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  2. Jul 25, 2023 #2
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    Big fan of this and a good idea. I can't read the Chicago Tribune article but I'm guessing it's going to be in Chicago. Would have been better to have it in Mississippi for obvious reasons.

    I'll add it to my list of National Park sites to visit. I'm up to 312 and counting.
     
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  3. Jul 25, 2023 #3
    tampagtr

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    Looks like both in Chicago and Mississippi. Trying to get details, including the proper spelling of his first name

     
  4. Jul 25, 2023 #4
    tampagtr

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    White House to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till.

    Where is the Emmett Till Memorial located?


    One will be located in the Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in the Chicago South Side neighborhood of Bronzeville, where Till's killing was mourned in September 1955. The second site will be at Graball Landing, Mississippi, where Till's body was discovered in the Tallahatchie River.
     
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