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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
“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: 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.
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 9 – 10, 2025
St. Andrew's Cathedral
305 East Capitol Street | Jackson, MS 39201
Emmett Till Commemoration Events
Registration required at https://standrews.ms/emmett-till-commemoration-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 16, 2025
Possumtown Book Fest
The Columbus Arts Council
501 Main Street | Columbus, MS 39701
9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
https://www.friendlycitybooks.com/fest
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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
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September 6, 2025
Saturday Lunch Panel
"Mississippi Remembers: Black Student Resistance
and Community Memorialization"
2025 Memorialization Gathering
12:15 p.m.
To register, go to: https://oneoxford.org/memorialization-gathering-2025
FREE AND OPEN to the Public
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
https://www.columbusartscouncil.com/remembering-emmett-till
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September 26, 2025
Social Studies Teacher Workshops
Two Mississippi Museums
222 North Street | Jackson, MS 39202
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October 2, 2025 – January 4, 2026
Let the World See Traveling Exhibit
Mosaic Templars Cultural Center
501 West 9th Street | Little Rock, AR 72201​​​
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October 9, 2025
Historic Woodworth Chapel | Tougaloo College
500 West County Line Road | Tougaloo, MS 39174
11:00 a.m.
“Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change”
Supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council
FREE and OPEN to the Public
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October 12, 2025
Historic Woodworth Chapel | Tougaloo College
500 West County Line Road | Tougaloo, MS 39174
10:00 a.m.
Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., Founders' Convocation Speaker
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November 1, 2025
John H. Johnson Museum
604 President Street | Arkansas City, AR 71630
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
John H. Johnson Day
FREE and OPEN to the Public
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November 1, 2025
Morning Star Baptist Church
2050 Thornton Avenue | Gulfport, MS 39501
11:00 a.m.
“Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change”
Supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council
FREE and OPEN to the Public
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December 6, 2025
Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture & History
200 Roosevelt Street | Mound Bayou, MS 38762
6:00 p.m.
“Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change”
Supported by the Mississippi Humanities Council
FREE and OPEN to the Public
