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Illinois Establishes July 25 as Emmett Till Day

The law seeks to encourage annual local events that teach about racial violence, civil-rights history.

Peer-Reviewed Study Details How Moss Evidence Helped Crack the Burr Oak Cemetery Case

Emmett Till Interpretive Center Buys Mississippi Barn, Plans Public Memorial by 2030

On Emmett Till’s 70th Anniversary, Mississippi Museum Displays Authenticated Pistol Tied to His Lynching