Emmett Till Interpretive Center

4 reviews

+1 (662) 483-1231

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2007 apology to the Till family for the injustice of 1955.

Students in front of the historic courthouse

Grand opening of the Sumner Courthouse and Emmett Till museum

158 E Court St

Sumner, MS 38957

+1 (662) 483-1231

http://www.emmett-till.org

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center was formed to confront the brutal truth of the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till in the Mississippi Delta and to seek justice for the Till family and Delta community. The Center aims to tell the story of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, as an act of restorative justice to create the conditions necessary to begin the process of racial healing in Mississippi and across the nation. The Center works to foster a community and society that embraces truth telling as the crucial first step toward racial healing.

Reviews

5.04 reviews

Jana C.

1/14/2022

This amazing piece of property is steps away from the Sumner courthouse, and we all know what it's known for. When I think about '55-- My paternal great-grandfather worked here then, living his...

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Amanda C.

10/6/2021

I went to the center based on an interview done on Soledad Matter of Fact. I wanted to have a conversation about race and next steps to support support equity. The Center's news paper articles...

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Mark F.

1/9/2017

This organization is wonderful. The Courthouse and the Interpretive Center are stark reminders of the violence that Black Americans have faced in this nation. No trip to Mississippi is complete...

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Melinda A.

10/12/2016

A few years ago, as my students and I were reading through To Kill a Mockingbird, I mentioned the story of Emmett Till, and to my dismay, none of my students were familiar with it. We lived less...

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