EMMETT TILL INTERPRETIVE CENTER

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

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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/

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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/

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ABC News, “Emmett Till’s murder 70 years later”, YouTube, 3 Sept. 2025, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYVkAkuIs6s

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“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

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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/

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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/

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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/

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WLBT-TV, 1 Aug. 2025, https://muckrack.com/broadcast/savedclips/view/qWdlMUVIhv

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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

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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/

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“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

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“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

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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

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“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

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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

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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/

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2024

Jim Axelrod, “‘The Barn,’ on the lynching of Emmett Till, and an evil hiding in plain sight”, CBS News, 1 Dec. 2024.

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Catherine Killough, “Celebrating the Best in Preservation for 2024”, National Trust for Historic Preservation, 28 Oct. 2024.

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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.

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Eric Spitznagel, “Why the 1955 murder of Emmett Till remains shrouded in racism and mystery”, New York Post, 14 Sept. 2024.

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De’Nautis Liddell, “Emmett Till Commemoration”, The Delta News, 1 Sept. 2024.

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Alexis Benveniste, "Finding Her Voice", National Park Foundation, Summer 2024.

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Maya Miller, "In Mississippi, student filmmakers tell Emmett Till's story through their lenses", Mississippi Public Broadcasting, 25 July 2024.

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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.

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Laura Sullivan and Pamela Kirkland, “Across the South historical markers are disappearing”, NPR, 14 June 2024.

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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.

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National Museum of American History, "Reckoning with Remembrance: History, Injustice, and the Murder of Emmett Till", National Museum of American History, 6 April 2024.

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2023
Good Morning America, "Shonda Rhimes to honor Emmett Till's story with new passion project", Good Morning America, 18 December 2023.

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Chris Remington, "Emmett Till, national monuments, and teaching Black history", 1A, 3 August 2023. 

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Dave Tell, "A 700-Mile Road Trip with the Last Living Witness to Emmett Till's Murder", Esquire, 28 July 2023.

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Erica L. Green, "Biden Creates Monument to Emmett Till Amid Fights Over Black History", New York Times, 25 July 2023.

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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.

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"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.

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"Emmett Till Interpretive Center Executive Director Patrick Weems", Zocalo Public Square, 12 May 2023.

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Howard Ballou, "Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit, ‘LET THE WORLD SEE,’ opens April 1 at Two Ms Museums", WLBT, 30 March 2023.

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Alexis Clark, "How Places Connected to Emmett Till's Lynching Foster Remembrance and Reflection", Preservation Magazine - National Trust for Historic Preservation, Spring 2023.

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Walter Morris, "Exhibit Tells Story of Emmett Till's Murder and His Mother's Activism", NBC4 Washington, 27 January 2023.

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2022

"National Park Service Agrees: Till Story Should Be Preserved", National Parks Conservation Association, 21 December 2022.

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Marc Ramirez, "A national park could be key to preserving Emmett Till's memory, legacy, advocates say", USA Today, 12 December 2022.

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Chloe McGowan, "'Let the World See': Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley exhibit opens at the children's museum", Indianapolis Recorder, 22 September 2022.

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Katiera Winfrey, "Emmett Till exhibit opening at Children's Museum: Let the World See", WISH-TV, 15 September 2022.

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Domenica Bongiovanni, "Emmett Till exhibit at The Children's Museum contends with brutal, emotional history", Indianapolis Star, 15 September 2022.

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"Interior Secretary Wants to Tell America's Story", MSNBC, 20 February 2022.

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"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.

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Domenica Bongiovanni, "Exhibit on Emmett Till will come to The Children's Museum", Indianapolis Star, 2 February 2022.

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Alan Spears, "Park for Till: Standing in Places", National Parks Conservation Association, 6 January 2022.

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2021

Wright Thompson, "His Name Was Emmett Till", The Atlantic, 22 July 2021.

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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.

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Alexandra Marvar, "The Unfinished Story of Emmett Till’s Final Journey", GEN, 3 September 2020.

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Brianne Garrett, "‘Emmett Till Is Anne Frank To Black America’", Forbes, 26 August 2020.

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Mike Suriani, "George Floyd unrest similar to reaction after murder of Emmett Till in 1955", WREG, 12 June 2020.

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Grace Hauck, "Will George Floyd’s death with a knee on his neck become nation’s ‘Emmett Till moment?’", Chicago Sun-Times, 9 June

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Grace Hauck, "Protest of George Floyd, Emmett Till deaths inspired calls for justice", USA Today, 6 June 2020

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Ralph Eubanks, "What the Face of Emmett Till Says About Every Brutalized Black Body—Then and Now", Vanity Fair, 4 June 2020

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Dave Tell, "White Statues, Black Lives: Violence Connected to Whiteness", Jackson Free Press, 3 June 2020

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2019

Dave Tell, "Opinion | Put the Vandalized Emmett Till Signs in Museums", New York Times, 14 November 2019

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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.

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Vanessa Swales, "White Supremacists Flee From Emmett Till Memorial While Filming Video", The New York Times, 5 November 2019.

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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.

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Editorial Board, "Opinion | Why the New Emmett Till Memorial Needed to Be Bulletproof", New York Times, 23 October 2019

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Jasmine Weber, "Emmett Till Gets a Bulletproof Memorial", Hyperallergic, 21 October 2019.

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Aimee Ortis, "Emmett Till Memorial Has a New Sign. This Time, It’s Bulletproof.," New York Times, 20 October 2019.

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Jerry Mitchell, "Ole Miss admits mishandling probe into students who posed with guns at Emmett Till sign", Clarion Ledger, 30 July 2019

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Dave Tell, "Commentary: Protecting the memory of Emmett Till from the scourge of vandals", Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2019

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Neil Vigdor, "Emmett Till Sign Photo Leads Ole Miss Fraternity to Suspend Members", New York Times, 25 July 2019

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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

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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

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2018

Jason Daley, "A Memorial Sign to Emmett Till Was Defaced With Four Bullet Holes", Smithsonian Magazine, 8 August 2018

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Dave Tell, "Letter: The Long-Delayed Pursuit of Justice", The Atlantic, 26 July 2018

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2015

Debbie Elliott, "6 Decades Later, Acquittal Of Emmett Till's Killers Troubles Town", NPR, 25 September 2015

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Maya Miller, "Till Interpretive Center Seeks to Rewrite Civil Rights Narrative", Jackson Free Press, 26 August 2015

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