EMMETT TILL INTERPRETIVE CENTER

70th Anniversary Commemorative Events & Places to Visit​

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February 13, 2025

Two Mississippi Museums | Jackson, MS
“Remember Me: The Legacy of Emmett Till and the Children He Inspired”

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March 6, 2025

Two Mississippi Museums | Jackson, MS
“Breaking the Silence: The Emmett Till Interpretive Center and the Journey to Truth-telling and Racial Healing”
Mississippi Historical Society Annual Meeting
MHS 2025 Annual Meeting Program

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March 15, 2025

Theory, Methods, Goals, and Ethics of Memorialization Conference

The Center for Practical Ethics | University of Mississippi | Oxford, MS
“WHO, to America, IS EMMETT TILL: Memorializing Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and One Community’s Mission to Reconcile with Its Past”

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April 4, 2025

COFO Civil Rights Education Center | Jackson State University | Jackson, MS
19th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival
Margaret Walker Alexander Center
“Remembering Emmett Till 70 Years Later (From Silence to Social Change)”
Supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council
FREE and OPEN to the Public

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June 6 – September 21, 2025

Let the World See Traveling Exhibit
James Herbert White Library | Mississippi Valley State University | Itta Bena, MS
FREE and OPEN to the Public

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July 23 – 25, 2025

The Association of African American Museums 2025 Conference: Voices of Democracy: Commemorating the Voter Rights Act’s 60th Anniversary
North Charleston Embassy Suites
5055 International Blvd. | Charleston, SC 29418

TIME: TBA
“WHO, to America, IS EMMETT TILL: Two Cultural Institutions, the Till Narrative, and Truthful Storytelling and Historic Preservation in Times Like These”
AAAM 2025 Conference Schedule at a Glance
Conference Registration Required

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July 25, 2025

Emmett & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Grand Re-Opening

158 North Court Street | Sumner, MS 38957
TIME: TBA
FREE and OPEN to the Public

July 25, 2025

Two Mississippi Museums

222 North Street | Jackson, MS 39202
Emmett Till Birthday Tours
For more information, go to Two Mississippi Museums Calendar of Events.

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August 13, 2025

“History Is Lunch”
Two Mississippi Museums
222 North Street | Jackson, MS 39202
12:00 p.m.
“Remembering Emmett: The Journey of Truth-Telling”
“History Is Lunch” Livestream
FREE and OPEN to the Public

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August 28 – 29, 2025

“Remembering Emmett”: A 70th Anniversary Year of Remembrance
H.G. Carpenter Building | Mississippi Valley State University
14000 US-82 | Itta Bena, MS 38941
For more information, go to: emmett-till.org/70th
FREE and OPEN to the Public

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August 30, 2025

70th Anniversary Memorial Service & Wreath Laying Ceremony

The Seed Barn | Drew, MS

September 25, 2025

The Columbus Arts Council

501 Main Street | Columbus, MS 39701
5:30 p.m.
“Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change”
Supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council
FREE and OPEN to the Public

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September 2025

Let the World See Traveling Exhibit

Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 West 9th Street | Little Rock, AR 72201