Key takeaways:
- The monument will honor the memory of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955.
- The monument will be located across three sites in Mississippi and Illinois, and will protect places that are central to the story of Till’s life and death.
- The monument will also honor the memory of his late mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who fought for justice for her son and became an advocate for civil rights.
On Tuesday, President Joe Biden will sign a proclamation to create the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, a White House official has announced. The monument will honor the memory of Emmett Till, the 14-year-old Black teenager from Chicago who was abducted, tortured and killed in 1955 after he was accused of whistling at a white woman in Mississippi.
The monument will be located across three sites in Mississippi and Illinois, CBS News learned. 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 other two sites will be located in Mississippi, where Till was killed.
The monument will protect places that are central to the story of Till’s life and death, the acquittal of his white killers and his mother’s legacy. It will also honor the memory of his late mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, who fought for justice for her son and became an advocate for civil rights.
The announcement of the monument comes on the 82nd anniversary of Emmett Till’s birth in 1941. It is hoped that the monument will serve as a reminder of the importance of civil rights and the struggle for justice. It is also hoped that it will help to ensure that such a tragedy never happens again.
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