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Emmett Till and the Interpretive Center in the Press
2026
Jennie Runevitch, “Muncie museum shares history, impact of Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley”, WTHR, 25 Feb. 2026, https://www.wthr.com/article/life/holidays/black-history-month/muncie-museum-history-impact-emmett-till-mamie-mobley-mother-minnetrista-civil-rights-movement/531-b59b51d7-c0e5-4542-9a1d-d86e64a4ba2a
2025
“Emmett Till Interpretive Center acquires historic Milam Seed Barn, final known location of Emmett Till before his murder”, Jackson Advocate, 8 Dec. 2025, https://jacksonadvocateonline.com/emmett-till-interpretive-center-acquires-historic-milam-seed-barn-final-known-location-of-emmett-till-before-his-murder/
Starr Roque, “A Donation from Shonda Rhimes Will Help Continue Education about Emmett Till’s Story”, Ebony, 1 Dec. 2025, https://www.ebony.com/emmett-till-barn-public-memorial-shonda-rhimes/
Jaylin R. Smith, “Barn Where White Men Murdered Emmett Till to Be Preserved as a ‘Reverent, Sacred Site’”, Mississippi Free Press, 25 Nov. 2025, https://www.mississippifreepress.org/barn-where-white-men-murdered-emmett-till-to-be-preserved-as-a-reverent-sacred-site/
Wright Thompson, Instagram, 24 Nov. 2025, https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRd4ebmChxd/
Sophie Bates, “New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site”, Associated Press, 24 Nov. 2025,
https://apnews.com/article/emmett-till-barn-public-shonda-rhimes-01372b1a4704b92c599468d26ffc0b8a
Jerry Mitchell, “Delta barn where Emmett Till was slain is bought as a ‘sacred site’”, Mississippi Today, 24 Nov. 2025, https://mississippitoday.org/2025/11/24/barn-emmett-till-sacred-site/
Jaylin R. Smith, “Emmett Till Center to Honor Lynching Victim’s Legacy with Events Across Mississippi”, Mississippi Free Press, 9 Oct. 2025, https://www.mississippifreepress.org/emmett-till-center-to-honor-lynching-victims-legacy-with-events-across-mississippi/
“Mosaic Templar’s Cultural Center honors Emmett Till’s legacy with new exhibit”, THV 11, 2 Oct. 2025, https://www.thv11.com/video/news/local/mosaic-templars-cultural-center-honors-emmett-tills-legacy-with-new-exhibit/91-0ea1144b-9d63-492b-99c6-b0ff097097c1
Eliza Dieck, “Emmett Till Interpretive Center Conversation”, The Sewanee Purple, 25 Sept. 2025, https://thesewaneepurple.org/2025/09/25/emmett-till-interpretive-center-conversation/
Steve Smith, “70 Years: Hundreds Gather at Drew Barn, Honor Till’s Memory”, The Enterprise-Tocsin, 9 Sept. 2025, https://www.enterprise-tocsin.com/70-years-hundreds-gather-drew-barn-honor-tills-memory
Shamira Muhammad, “Emmett Till remembered through events marking 70 years since the teenager’s brutal murder”, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 8 Sept. 2025, https://www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/emmett-till-remembered-through-events-marking-70-years-since-the-teenagers-brutal-murder/
Jaylin R. Smith, “‘In the Room with So Many Giants’: Activists, Witnesses of Emmett Till’s Murder Visit Greenwood, Share Memories”, Mississippi Free Press, 5 Sept. 2025, https://www.mississippifreepress.org/in-the-room-with-so-many-giants-witnesses-of-emmett-tills-murder-visit-greenwood-share-memories/
ABC News, “Emmett Till’s murder 70 years later”, YouTube, 3 Sept. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYVkAkuIs6s
“Emmett Till Interpretive Center to Host ‘Remembering Emmett,’ Three-Day Commemoration to Honor the 70th Anniversary of Emmett Till’s Murder”, The Enterprise-Tocsin, 28 Aug. 2025, https://www.enterprise-tocsin.com/emmett-till-interpretive-center-host-remembering-emmett-three-day-commemoration-honor-70th
Brandon Tensley, “The Long Journey to Preserve Emmett Till’s Story, 70 Years After His Lynching”, Capital B News, 28 Aug. 2025, https://capitalbnews.org/emmett-till-legacy-70-years-later/
Rhonda Sonnenberg, “Emmett Till’s sacrifice, memory invoked on 70th anniversary of his murder”, Southern Poverty Law Center, 28 Aug. 2025, https://www.splcenter.org/resources/stories/emmett-till-70th-anniversary-murder/
Simeon Gates, “Remembering Till 70 years after Mississippi lynching: ‘Emmett’s life mattered a lot’”, Mississippi Today, 13 Aug. 2025, https://mississippitoday.org/2025/08/13/remembering-till-70-years-after-mississippi-lynching/
WLBT-TV, 1 Aug. 2025, https://muckrack.com/broadcast/savedclips/view/qWdlMUVIhv
Matt Switliski, “Till National Monument Has Successful Grand Opening for Visitor Center”, The Sun-Sentinel, 31 July 2025, https://www.tallahatchienews.ms/till-national-monument-has-successful-grand-opening-visitor-center
Jackson Advocate News Service, “MVSU, ETIC hosting ‘Let the World See’ traveling exhibit”, Jackson Advocate, 10 July 2025, https://jacksonadvocateonline.com/mvsu-etic-hosting-let-the-world-see-traveling-exhibit/
“Leflore Youngsters Learn about Emmett Till”, The Delta News, 23 June 2025, https://www.deltanews.tv/news/leflore-youngsters-learn-about-emmett-till/article_3b8f17bc-eb27-4717-9d44-cd56957a61cc.html
“Till Center Urges State, Federal Policymakers to Continue Investments in National Parks and Historic Sites”, The Sun-Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2025, https://www.tallahatchienews.ms/till-center-urges-state-federal-policymakers-continue-investments-national-parks-and-historic-sites
Matt Switliski, “Mississippi Humanities Council-Funded ‘Remembering Emmett’ Discussion Series Kicks Off at Jackson State”, The Sun-Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2025, https://www.tallahatchienews.ms/mississippi-humanities-council-funded-remembering-emmett-discussion-series-kicks-jackson-state
“Let’s Talk Cincy: Freedom Center exhibition provides insight into murder of Emmett Till”, WLWT 5, 21 Feb. 2025, https://www.wlwt.com/article/freedom-center-exhibition-murder-of-emmett-till/63868076
Richard Bourne, “$75K grant approved for Emmett Till Interpretive Center”, WAPT 16, 15 Jan. 2025, https://www.wapt.com/article/dollar75k-grant-approved-for-emmett-till-interpretive-center/63434799
National Park Service, “National Park Service Awards $1.25 Million to Recognize Underrepresented Historic Communities”, National Park Service, 15 Jan. 2025, https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1207/2025underrepresentedcommunitiesgrants.htm
Jason Maxwell, “Freedom Center opening new Emmett Till exhibition”, FOX 19, 9 Jan. 2025, https://www.fox19.com/2025/01/09/freedom-center-opening-new-emmett-till-exhibition/
2024
Jim Axelrod, “‘The Barn,’ on the lynching of Emmett Till, and an evil hiding in plain sight”, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024.
Catherine Killough, “Celebrating the Best in Preservation for 2024”, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 28 Oct. 2024.
Ronald K.L. Collins and Patrick Weems, “Restorative Justice Is Vital: The Ever-Revealing Truths of Emmett Till’s Story”, Mississippi Free Press, 26 Sept. 2024.
Eric Spitznagel, “Why the 1955 murder of Emmett Till remains shrouded in racism and mystery”, New York Post, 14 Sept. 2024.
De’Nautis Liddell, “Emmett Till Commemoration”, The Delta News, 1 Sept. 2024.
Alexis Benveniste, "Finding Her Voice", National Park Foundation, Summer 2024.
Maya Miller, "In Mississippi, student filmmakers tell Emmett Till's story through their lenses", Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 25 July 2024.
American Association for State and Local History, "Announcing the AASLH 2024 History in Progress Award Winners", American Association for State and Local History, 19 June 2024.
Laura Sullivan and Pamela Kirkland, “Across the South historical markers are disappearing”, NPR, 14 June 2024.
National Park Service, "Emmett Till Interpretive Center Named Official Partner of the Newly Created Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument", National Park Service, 17 April 2024.
National Museum of American History, "Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till", National Museum of American History, 6 April 2024.
2023
Good Morning America, "Shonda Rhimes to honor Emmett Till's story with new passion project", Good Morning America, 18 December 2023.
Chris Remington, "Emmett Till, national monuments, and teaching Black history", 1A, 3 August 2023.
Dave Tell, "A 700-Mile Road Trip with the Last Living Witness to Emmett Till's Murder", Esquire, 28 July 2023.
Erica L. Green, "Biden Creates Monument to Emmett Till Amid Fights Over Black History", New York Times, 25 July 2023.
Gabriel J. Sánchez, Courtney Dorning, and Mary Louise Kelly, "The journey for the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley national monuments", All Things Considered - National Public Radio, 25 July 2023.
"Bullet holes scar the sign marking where Emmett Till was found | PBS Short Docs", PBS, 14 June 2023.
"New Exhibit Dedicated to Emmett Till Opens at DuSable Black History Museum", NBC Chicago, 2 June 2023.
"Emmett Till Interpretive Center Executive Director Patrick Weems", Zocalo Public Square, 12 May 2023.
Howard Ballou, "Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit, ‘LET THE WORLD SEE,’ opens April 1 at Two Ms Museums", WLBT, 30 March 2023.
Alexis Clark, "How Places Connected to Emmett Till's Lynching Foster Remembrance and Reflection", Preservation Magazine - National Trust for Historic Preservation, Spring 2023.
Walter Morris, "Exhibit Tells Story of Emmett Till's Murder and His Mother's Activism", NBC4 Washington, 27 January 2023.
2022
"National Park Service Agrees: Till Story Should Be Preserved", National Parks Conservation Association, 21 December 2022.
Marc Ramirez, "A national park could be key to preserving Emmett Till's memory, legacy, advocates say", USA Today, 12 December 2022.
Chloe McGowan, "'Let the World See': Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit opens at the children's museum", Indianapolis Recorder, 22 September 2022.
Katiera Winfrey, "Emmett Till exhibit opening at Children's Museum: Let the World See", WISH-TV, 15 September 2022.
Domenica Bongiovanni, "Emmett Till exhibit at The Children's Museum contends with brutal, emotional history", Indianapolis Star, 15 September 2022.
"Interior Secretary Wants to Tell America's Story", MSNBC, 20 February 2022.
"Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland Visits Mississippi Delta Sites Associated with Emmett Till’s Life and Murder to Explore a National Park", National Trust for Historic Preservation, 17 February 2022.
Domenica Bongiovanni, "Exhibit on Emmett Till will come to The Children's Museum", Indianapolis Star, 2 February 2022.
Alan Spears, "Park for Till: Standing in Places", National Parks Conservation Association, 6 January 2022.
2021
Wright Thompson, "His Name Was Emmett Till", The Atlantic, 22 July 2021.
2020
Jerry Mitchell, "A year after an Instagram photo of Ole Miss frats hoisting guns in front of a bullet-riddled Emmett Till sign went viral, questions remain", Daily Journal, 5 September 2020.
Alexandra Marvar, "The Unfinished Story of Emmett Till’s Final Journey", GEN, 3 September 2020.
Brianne Garrett, "‘Emmett Till Is Anne Frank To Black America’", Forbes, 26 August 2020.
Mike Suriani, "George Floyd unrest similar to reaction after murder of Emmett Till in 1955", WREG, 12 June 2020.
Grace Hauck, "Will George Floyd’s death with a knee on his neck become nation’s ‘Emmett Till moment?’", Chicago Sun-Times, 9 June
Grace Hauck, "Protest of George Floyd, Emmett Till deaths inspired calls for justice", USA Today, 6 June 2020
Ralph Eubanks, "What the Face of Emmett Till Says About Every Brutalized Black Body—Then and Now", Vanity Fair, 4 June 2020
Dave Tell, "White Statues, Black Lives: Violence Connected to Whiteness", Jackson Free Press, 3 June 2020
2019
Dave Tell, "Opinion | Put the Vandalized Emmett Till Signs in Museums", New York Times, 14 November 2019
Maddy Quon, "After white supremacists mocked the Till memorial, $20,000 was donated to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center", The Daily Mississippian, 8 November 2020.
Vanessa Swales, "White Supremacists Flee From Emmett Till Memorial While Filming Video", The New York Times, 5 November 2019.
Christina Maxouris, Hollie Silverman and Artemis Moshtaghian, "A white supremacist group filmed in front of the Emmett Till sign weeks after it was made bulletproof," CNN, 4 November 2019.
Editorial Board, "Opinion | Why the New Emmett Till Memorial Needed to Be Bulletproof", New York Times, 23 October 2019
Jasmine Weber, "Emmett Till Gets a Bulletproof Memorial", Hyperallergic, 21 October 2019.
Aimee Ortis, "Emmett Till Memorial Has a New Sign. This Time, It’s Bulletproof.," New York Times, 20 October 2019.
Jerry Mitchell, "Ole Miss admits mishandling probe into students who posed with guns at Emmett Till sign", Clarion Ledger, 30 July 2019
Dave Tell, "Commentary: Protecting the memory of Emmett Till from the scourge of vandals", Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2019
Neil Vigdor, "Emmett Till Sign Photo Leads Ole Miss Fraternity to Suspend Members", New York Times, 25 July 2019
Jerry Mitchell, "University of Mississippi Students Face Possible Civil Rights Investigation After Posing With Guns in Front of Emmett Till Memorial", ProPublica, 25 July 2019
Audria D. S. Burch, Veda Shastri, Tim Chaffee, "Emmett Till’s Murder, and How America Remembers Its Darkest Moments", New York Times, 20 February 2019
2018
Jason Daley, "A Memorial Sign to Emmett Till Was Defaced With Four Bullet Holes", Smithsonian Magazine, 8 August 2018
Dave Tell, "Letter: The Long-Delayed Pursuit of Justice", The Atlantic, 26 July 2018
2015
Debbie Elliott, "6 Decades Later, Acquittal Of Emmett Till's Killers Troubles Town", NPR, 25 September 2015
Maya Miller, "Till Interpretive Center Seeks to Rewrite Civil Rights Narrative", Jackson Free Press, 26 August 2015