Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument

National Monument · IL, MS · nps.gov page

Two African Americans sitting in a room and smiling toward the camera. — Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, ca. 1954.Photo: NAACP Records, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress

Photos

A multi-story tan brick church along a road. A tree stands in front. — Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago.Photo: Battiest Photography / National Trust for Historic Preservation

a muddy river with trees on both sides of the riverbank — Fourteen-year-old Emmett Till’s body was found near Graball Landing on the Tallahatchie River following his lynching in 1955.Photo: NPS / Chalice Keith

exterior of a building with a clock tower — The trial of the men accused of lynching Emmett Till took place at the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Mississippi in 1955.Photo: NPS / Stephanie Metzler

Exterior of a store front with the NPS arrowhead on the building — At the Mississippi unit, visitor information can be found at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, in Sumner, Mississippi.Photo: Nole Wade

Park information and photos come from the National Park Service. This is not an official NPS site.