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

In August, ETIC staff presented at the Friendly City Books’ Possumtown Book Fest at the Columbus Arts Council. Wright Thompson, author of The Barn, was the keynote speaker. ETIC staff will return to Columbus on Sept. 25 for the Mississippi Humanities Council-funded panel, “Remembering Emmett.”

Missed the 70th anniversary commemoration events? You can watch recordings at www.emmett-till.org/event-record....

Mississippi Public Broadcasting joined our 70th commemoration events and wrote an article that just went live. Read and listen to the article at www.mpbonline.org/blogs/news/e.... Photo credit: Shamira Muhammad, MPB News

This summer at the Association of African American Museums' conference, ETIC's staff discussed the work of interpreting and preserving the Till story and the responsibility institutions have to engage in inclusive and truthful storytelling.

Author Wright Thompson and W.K. Kellogg Foundation President and CEO La June Montgomery Tabron at the MS Book Festival to discuss "America's reckoning with racial violence, the path toward healing, and what it takes to build equitable communities from historical wounds." msbookfestival.com/schedule

Hear EITC's Patrick Weems and Bulletin Editor Yolanda Wisher at the Mississippi Book Festival on Sept. 13 at 9:30AM address the theme of reverence with the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till's murder and Mamie Till-Mobley's pursuit of justice. msbookfestival.com/schedule Photo Credit: Sabrina Santiago

In case you missed ABC News' segment with Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr., you can watch it now on YouTube at www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYVk... Join Rev. Parker on the train from Chicago to Mississippi and listen to his thoughts on forgiveness, history, and truth.

Last week, Rev. Wheeler Parker rode the train from Chicago to Mississippi, retracing the trip he once made with his cousin Emmett Till. Seventy years ago, Wheeler returned home to Chicago but Emmett never did. Rev. Parker shares his journey on ABC News tonight at 7:30PM ET. abcnews.go.com/Live

NOW OPEN: The "Let the World See" exhibit is open at James H. White Library at MVSU until September 21st.

Thank you to those who joined us at the 70th anniversary commemoration this past weekend. We appreciate all of those who made this event possible.

There is still time to join us virtually. Today’s panels bring together civil rights veterans who remember Emmett Till, children of leaders and today’s youth activists. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kshO...

Join us now virtually for a livestream of MADDRAMA’s performance of “Take Me Back: Unsettling Memories,” the first event of the 70th anniversary commemoration of Emmett Louis Till. Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJg....

Join us for a livestream at 6pm CT tonight of MADDRAMA’s performance of “Take Me Back: Unsettling Memories,” the first event for our 70th anniversary commemoration of Emmett Louis Till happening at Mississippi Valley State University! www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmJg...

Join us this evening for Jackson State University's MADDRAMA’s powerful tribute to the civil rights movement. “Take Me Back” awakens memories of those who suffered, bled, and died for the rights of humanity. For more information and to register, visit emmett-till.org/70th.

Meet the young leaders continuing the work: Our Youth Advisory Council members will share their perspectives during Friday’s panel discussions. These are the voices shaping our future. Register to hear them at emmett-till.org/70th.

In just a few days we will gather for the 70th anniversary commemoration. Here's what you need to know: 📍 MVSU's H.G. Carpenter Building 🎭 Thursday: 6pm theatrical performance 💬 Friday: Panels starting at 10am 🕯️ Saturday: 10:30am memorial at The Barn in Drew, MS. Register at emmett-till.org/70th.

"If we are specifically talking about what happened to Emmett, he was an innocent fourteen-year-old, and he left Chicago and came to Mississippi and was murdered. Lynched. It's just so tragic." - Rev. Willie Williams, ETIC Board Chair

Introducing another one of the panelists of the 70th anniversary commemoration: Reena Evers-Everette. She is the daughter of civil rights leaders Myrlie and Medgar Evers, executive director of the Myrlie & Medgar Evers Institute and was a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Community Leadership Network Fellow.

This 70th anniversary commemoration is for everyone committed to truth, justice, and healing. Details at emmett-till.org/70th.

“Even now. We're not that far. Even now.” - Mother Christine Wheeler shares her firsthand perspective on experiencing this tragedy. Her testimony reminds us that the struggle for racial justice continues. Hear her full story this Friday.

The “Let the World See” traveling exhibit is open weekdays 9am-4pm at MVSU's James H. White Library through September. Don't miss this rare opportunity - only the second time this exhibit has been in Mississippi.

Join us for three days of powerful programming: Thursday 8/28: "Unsettling Memories" theatrical performance Friday 8/29: Three transformative panel discussions Saturday 8/30: Memorial service at Drew Register now at emmett-till.org/70th.

Mamie Till-Mobley's relentless pursuit of justice continues to inspire. Learn more about her and honor her legacy with us at the 70th anniversary commemoration event. Register at emmett-till.org/70th.

From the country store in Money to the banks of the Tallahatchie River, Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley's story of tragedy, resilience, and the quest for justice still reverberates. Join us as we honor this history at the 70th anniversary commemoration. Register at emmett-till.org/70th.