Emmett Till's family gathers at Mississippi Capitol to honor his memory

Emmett Till family marks 71 years since his death

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Emmett Till’s family gathered with state and community leaders to mark 71 years since his death. The 14-year-old was murdered while visiting family in Mississippi. Activists began a weekend of events honoring Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Jackson Mayor John Horhn presented the family with a proclamation in Till’s honor.

Emmett Till's family gathers at Mississippi Capitol to honor his memory

Emmett Till's family gathered at the Mississippi Capitol to remember the Chicago teenager and highlight the ongoing importance of justice and awareness decades after his murder.

Commemorating 71 years since the death of Emmett Till

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - August 28, 2026, marks 71 years since 14-year-old Emmett Till was killed in Mississippi, sparking the Civil Rights Movement. The Emmett Till Legacy Foundation will bring Till's family, civil rights leaders, historians, advocates and families whose loved ones were also victims of racial violence and injustice together in Mississippi for a [...]

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Service will memorialize site of Emmett Till’s slaying

Emmett Till was beaten, tortured and killed in this barn on Aug. 28, 1955.

71st Till observance to be held at location where youth was slain – Jackson Advocate

JANS – On August 29, the 71st anniversary memorial and wreath-laying service remembering the lynching of Emmett Till and the courage of Mamie Till-Mobley will be held at the barn near Drew, MS, where Emmett was tortured in 1955. Since 2022, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) and partners have held a memorial ceremony on or near the anniversary of Emmett’s murder, August 28, featuring sermons, choral performances, and a laying of flowers …