Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Sat, Sep 17, 2022 - Sat, Dec 31, 2022
Location
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
3000 North Meridian Street
Details
The Children’s Museum in collaboration with the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, and the Till family is creating a national touring exhibit to share the story of Emmett Till, a Black 14-year-old from Chicago who was brutally murdered while visiting his uncle’s home in Mississippi in 1955. The exhibit will focus on five key stories:
- Emmett’s personal story
- How Emmett’s murder fueled the Civil Rights Movement
- How a community and family have worked to keep Emmett’s memory alive
- How the vandalized historical marker connects to us today
- How together as a community we can commit to racial reconciliation
After its debut at The Children’s Museum, the exhibit will travel across the country, including to Birmingham Civil Rights Institute in Alabama, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, DC, Two Mississippi Museums in Mississippi, DuSable Museum of African American History in Illinois, and the Atlanta History Center in Georgia.
