Steven L. Taylor · · 6 commentsVia AL.com Biden to establish national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black teen lynched in Mississippi. Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday to create the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument across three sites in Illinois and Mississippi, according to the official. The individual spoke on condition of anonymity because the White House had not formally announced the president’s plans. […]The monument will protect places that are central to the story of Till’s life and death at age 14, the acquittal of his white killers and his mother’s activism. Biden’s decision also comes at a fraught time in the United States over matters concerning race.

Source: Washington Post July 31, 2023 04:02 UTC