Home Of Emmett Till Earns Landmark Designation In Chicago

January 28, 2021
Undated portrait of Emmett Till. The 14-year-old boy was brutally murdered while visiting relatives in Mississippi in 1955. The Chicago City Council designated his former childhood home a city landmark Thursday.

Emmett Till was brutally murdered in Mississippi in 1955, becoming an tragic icon in the Civil Rights Movement. The Chicago City Council designated his childhood home a city landmark Thursday.

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