All Stories: 23
Stories
Leflore County Courthouse
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!On Sunday, August 28, 1955, just hours after Till was killed, Leflore County Sheriff George Smith…
Wright Residence
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!Emmett Till was kidnapped from this location on the evening of August 28, 1955. He was staying at the…
King's Place
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!On Sunday, September 18, 1955, reporter James Hicks of the Afro-American was in Sumner preparing to…
Mound Bayou
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!Although Mound Bayou is 42 miles away from Sumner, it played an essential role in the Emmett Till…
Sumner Courthouse
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!On September 19, 1955, at 9:25 am, the trial of J. W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the murder of Emmett…
Tutwiler Funeral Home
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!Operated by town Mayor Chick Nelson, the Tutwiler Funeral Home played an essential role in the…
Charleston Jail
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!The Tallahatchie County Jail in Charleston, MS may or may not have been involved in the murder of…
Graball Landing
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!Graball Landing sits at the confluence of the Tallahatchie River and the Black Bayou. Many locals…
Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Museum
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!This building is a testament to the ingenuity of Glendora Mayor Johnny B. Thomas. Originally the…
Seed Barn, Sturdivant Plantation
Please help us make the Emmett Till Memorial Project better. After you read this story, TAKE A SHORT SURVEY and let us know your thoughts! Thanks!According to the so-called “confession” penned by journalist William Bradford Huie in the January 24,…