The Emmett Till Interpretive Center and Till National Monument will be closed on Saturday, Jan. 24th, due to the expected severe weather conditions.

​Hours for the Emmett Till Interpretive Center may differ from normal operations on Saturday, January 24, on account of the impending winter storm. Be safe out there!

A video by Hanson Hosein features ETIC’s Patrick Weems, Jessie Jaynes, and Willie Williams and shows “how a small town in the Deep South chooses to reconcile with its past is a harbinger for whether a nation can rediscover common cause for the sake of its future.” Watch the film at bit.ly/49nLkor.

Starting on January 24th, the award-winning exhibit, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See, will visit the Minnetrista Museum & Gardens in Indiana. The exhibit, designed for ages 10 and up, tells the stories of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and the work to preserve their legacies.

Join us at 1985 Webb-Sumner Road in Sumner this Saturday at 11 AM for the community baby shower where new and expecting parents can get diapers and baby supplies. Donations are welcome. Hosted in partnership with Delta Bloom and Tallahatchie Rising.

In 2025 we asked for your support of our 70 for 70 campaign. Thanks to your generosity, we exceeded our goal. We are deeply grateful. Your contributions allow us to continue lifting up the stories of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley so that we may all learn from the past and build a better future.

We are asking HBCUs to show join our College Collective campaign. Participating institutions will receive recognition and be entered into a drawing to bring Wright Thompson, bestselling author of The Barn, to campus. Learn more at www.emmett-till.org/college-collective.

We are about three-quarters of the way to our $50,000 goal for the end-of-year 70 for 70 campaign. There is still time to join us and help us reach our goal! Donate before it is too late at www.emmett-till.org/70for70.

Happy New Year from the ETIC Team! We appreciate all of your support, especially those who gave to our year-end campaign. There is still time to be a part of the legacy at www.emmett-till.org/70for70.

We wish you and your family a lovely holiday season!

“Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change” was a discussion series in Mississippi where members of ETIC and guest panelists gave comments about the impact of Emmett and Mamie Till-Mobley and their contribution to the modern civil rights movement. Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZFU....

“...Emmett Till was close to my age. He was in Mississippi like me. He was Black like me.” Read Dr. Daphne Chamberlain’s prologue in the Bulletin focused on the theme of reverence and occasioned by the 70th anniversary of Emmett’s death. monument-lab.myshopify.com

Three weeks until the award-winning exhibit, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See, leaves Little Rock’s Mosaic Templars Cultural Center. Admission is free. Plan your visit at www.arkansasheritage.com/mosaic-templars-cultural-center/mtcc-home.

“I’m in this world to serve. Part of my purpose is to help others, and serve others.” Read the interview with We2Gether’s Gloria Dickerson from the Bulletin and get yourself a copy. monumentlab.com/bulletin/wit.... Photo by Natalie Griffin courtesy of Carnegie-Knight News21.com.

The @apnews.com's Sophie Bates recently covered our purchase of the barn. “We think that where the worst harms have happened, the most healing is possible,” ETIC's Patrick Weems said. Read the full story at apnews.com/article/emme....

ETIC held a gathering at the barn where Emmett Till was lynched to recognize it is now sacred ground. "By standing together in the barn, we reclaimed a site once defined by violence and began the long work of turning it into a place of remembrance, reflection, and repair,” said ETIC’s Patrick Weems.

We are 59% of the way toward our $50,000 goal with our end-of-year 70 for 70 campaign. If you would like to support us in preserving the legacies of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley, please consider making a $70 donation at emmett-till.org/70for70. We are sincerely grateful for your generosity.

In partnership with The Institute for Common Power and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, ETIC hosted TRUTH + PURPOSE IN AMERICA: A National Teach-In Honoring Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley to examine how the stories resonate today. Watch at www.emmett-till.org/teach-in-2025.

Through the generosity of Shonda Rhimes and the resolve of residents, ETIC purchased the barn to be preserved not only as a structure but also as sacred ground where truth can live without fear of being forgotten. Photo by Belinda Stewart Architects. Letter at www.emmett-till.org/barn?blm_aid....

“There is something older than 1955 about this story of Emmett and Mamie, something more ancient and awe-inducing.” Read Yolanda Wisher’s moving account of her visit to Chicago’s Till sites at monumentlab.com/bulletin/loo....

"Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change" will be tomorrow at 6PM at the Mound Bayou Museum. The free and public panel will include ETIC staff and community leader Hermon Johnson, Sr. The event is sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council. Join us!

Thank you for your generosity this Giving Tuesday. We are always humbled and gratified by those who join us in this work. Together we remember and honor Emmett and Mamie. Our deepest and most sincere thanks for your support. emmett-till.org/70for70

Emmett Till’s death sparked the civil rights movement. We’re committed to preserving his story and the legacy of his mother, who let the world see what hatred did to her son. Help us keep their stories alive by donating on Giving Tuesday. Your support makes our work possible! emmett-till.org/70for70

Tomorrow is Giving Tuesday, and we ask supporters to give $70 to our year-end campaign to maintain momentum from this year’s work. Thank you for your support in commemorating 70 years since Emmett’s murder and Mamie’s courageous decision to let the world see. emmett-till.org/70for70

Thank you for all of your continued support of ETIC and our mission. We appreciate it on this Thanksgiving and always!

The final "Remembering Emmett" panel, originally slated for Nov. 15, has been rescheduled for 6 PM on Dec. 4 at the Mound Bayou Museum. Please join us for the conclusion to this series of powerful talks that has brought the story of Emmett Till all across Mississippi!

Mississippi Today followed our journey to purchase the Barn which author Wright Thompson wrote was “the most important thing to happen to the Delta in generations because history is most accurately told here, and most reliably erased, through the land.” mississippitoday.org/2025/11/24/b...

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center has purchased and protected the barn near Drew, MS, where Emmett Till was brutally beaten and murdered. It will be preserved not merely as a structure, but as sacred ground. Read our open letter here: www.emmett-till.org/barn

Today, in honor of Mamie Till-Mobley’s 104th birthday, ETIC, The Institute for Common Power and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project are hosting a free and public teach-in for attendees to learn about Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and reflect on their legacies. Register at bit.ly/3LReym5.

On November 23rd, in honor of Mamie Till-Mobley’s 104th birthday, ETIC, The Institute for Common Power and the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project will host a free and public teach-in about Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and their legacies. Visit bit.ly/3LReym5 to register.

The "Remembering Emmett" event originally scheduled for Saturday, November 15, at the Mound Bayou Museum of African American Culture & History has been postponed. A new date/time will be shared soon. Keep an eye on our social media channels for that announcement!

The final presentation of “Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change” will be at 11 AM on Nov. 15 at the Mound Bayou Museum. Supported by the MS Humanities Council, the event is free and open to the public. Join us for the conclusion to this powerful series of talks.

You can create your own fundraiser as part of our 70 for 70 year-end campaign. Tell friends and family why our work matters to you and encourage them to give. Visit www.emmett-till.org/create-fundraiser for all the details. Thank you for helping us preserve Emmett’s story.

During Sumner’s annual Fall Book Walk attendees toured Sumner Square, trick-or-treated and connected with fellow community members. Children listened to a story and received free books. Thank you to everyone who came out to help make the event a success! We loved seeing all the costumes!

ETIC will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in honor of Veterans Day. We’ll reopen the following day at 12 PM. Thanks to all who have served our country!

As we observe the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s death, we are launching our end-of-year 70 for 70 campaign to raise $50,000 by December 31st. Please join us! Your $70 gift can make a real difference in helping us preserve history and build a brighter future. www.emmett-till.org/70for70

Join our year-end 70 for 70 campaign! Give $70 toward our $50,000 goal to support our work in honor of the 70th anniversary of Emmett’s murder and Mamie’s courage. Learn how you can participate by visiting www.emmett-till.org/70for70. Thank you for your generosity!

If you missed out on buying ETIC merchandise at the 70th Anniversary Commemoration, now you can shop at our online store. All proceeds support our work. Visit emmett-till.myshopify.com and see what's in stock!

ETIC has reopened the Visitor Center for the Till National Monument as of November 4. We have signed an agreement with the National Park Service to open the Monument on their behalf. Visit us Tues. through Sat. between 12 and 5PM. We're eager to continue sharing the Till story.

Our series of "Remembering Emmett" presentations continues at Morning Star Baptist Church in Gulfport, MS on November 1st. Come learn about Emmett's story. Check out WLOX's segment about the event at www.wlox.com/video/2025/1....

Join us at 1PM on October 31st in downtown Sumner for the autumn book walk. It’s a chance for kids to engage with local businesses and read together. We’ll also have books to give away. Costumes are encouraged!

Mississippi educators gathered at the Two Mississippi Museums for the 40th Fall Teacher Workshop to learn about resources to enrich K-12 classrooms. ETIC’s Jay Rushing and Dr. Daphne Chamberlain led a workshop on the Emmett Till curriculum. Learn more at www.facinghistory.org/resource-lib....

ETIC's new Director of Development and Stewardship is Susie Johnson! She has vast non-profit and educational communications and development experience. She believes in preserving history and our mission: “If you do not understand history, you will not be able to measure progress,” she said.

Little Rock Public Radio covered our exhibit at the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center running now through early January 2026. Read the article at www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-region....

"We’ve been in communities talking about Emmett’s legacy, but we’re also doing the work and having conversations about our work around historic preservation and truth telling,” said ETIC's Dr. Daphne Chamberlain. Learn about our fall events at www.mississippifreepress.org/emmett-till-....

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center will be closed to visitors as of October 2nd until the government shutdown ends. Please keep an eye on our social media for any announcement of resumed operations.

Earlier this month readers, writers and publishers gathered at The Mississippi Book Festival! ETIC's Patrick Weems spoke with authors W. Ralph Eubanks and C. Liegh McInnis, and Gloria Dickerson of We2Gether Creating Change who all contributed to the recent Monument Lab Bulletin.

ETIC staff will be presenting during "Remembering Emmett: From Silence to Social Change" at the Columbus Arts Council in Columbus, Mississippi on September 25th at 5:30PM. The event is free and open to the public. Learn more at www.columbusartscouncil.com/remembering-....

ETIC's Executive Director Patrick Weems and Chief Program Officer Dr. Daphne Chamberlain are quoted in a recent New York Times article on the acquisition by The Two Mississippi Museums of the gun believed to be used in the murder of Emmett Till. Read the article at www.nytimes.com/2025/08/28/u....

MSNBC recently featured a segment on how the Two Mississippi Museums acquired the gun used in Emmett Till's murder. ETIC's Patrick Weems is interviewed along with Rev. Al Sharpton on its significance to the civil rights movement and truth-telling. Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=8D--.... @msnbc.com