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New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The center aims to open a public memorial by 2030 with a $1.5 million donation from Shonda Rhimes to preserve the barn where Emmett Till was murdered.

  • The Emmett Till Interpretive Center purchased the barn where Emmett Till was tortured and killed in 1955, aided by a $1.5 million donation from Shonda Rhimes.
  • Till's body was found in the Tallahatchie River after he was abducted and killed by men who accused him of whistling at a white woman.
  • The center plans to have the barn under 24-hour surveillance and equipped with security measures as a memorial site to further truth and healing.
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Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed to open as a memorial site

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center purchased the barn, aided by a $1.5 million donation from television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes.

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New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030

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New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030

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New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030

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New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030

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New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

The new owner of the Mississippi barn where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed is to be opened as a memorial site by 2030

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