Remembering Emmett Till: From Chicago to Mississippi, Connecting Visitors with Location-Based History
Emmett Till Memorial Project Pamphlet. Courtesy of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County, Inc.
“This project is a great opportunity to build a network and consider other ways that we can share the Emmett Till story and make it relevant today.” Elliot Long, Operations Director at the Emmett Till Interpretive Center
The 1955 murder of Emmett Till haunts American history. Till, a 14-year-old boy from Chicago, was killed in Mississippi after being accused of whistling at a white woman. More than six decades after Till’s death, people continue to try to make sense of why and how such a tragedy was allowed to take place.