President Joe Biden on Tuesday, July 18, 2023 established a national monument to commemorate the legacy of Emmett Till, whose murder helped ignite the civil rights movement, and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley. Biden signed the proclamation to create the new Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument on the 82nd anniversary of the black Chicago teenager’s birth. … [Read more...] about Biden signs proclamation creating Emmett Till national monuments