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The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument will be located on three protected sites in Illinois and Mississippi.

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden on Tuesday honored Emmett Till, the Black teenager whose 1955 killing helped galvanize the Civil Rights movement, and his mother with a national monument spanning

The monument, which will also honor Till's mother, will include sites in Chicago, Illinois, and Mississippi.

The new monument, which will include three sites in Mississippi and Illinois, will be the fourth created by the president and the first of his to advance

President Biden is expected to sign documents Tuesday to create a national monument honoring Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till Mobley.

The monument, expected to be established on Tuesday, will consist of three protected sites in Illinois and Mississippi.

Emmett Till’s murder haunted Natalie Preddie for years. She pays tribute in Mississippi but also discovers the strength of Black camaraderie, tasty smoky barbecued ribs and intoxicating music

Confederate monuments remain "politically charged" across Mississippi. But a recent forum at the Two Museums in Jackson tried to tackle the topic.

After the death of the last person involved in the death of Emmett Till, a center seeking justice for that killing says it will continue its work.

After the death of the last person involved in the death of Emmett Till, a center seeking justice for that killing says it will continue its work.