President Biden Designated National Monument Honoring Emmitt Till And His Mother Mamie Till-Mobley

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By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated July 25, 2023

On Tuesday on what would have been Emmett Till’s 82nd birthday, President Biden signed a proclamation which officially names the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.

Vice President Kamala Harris and members of the Till family were in attendance at the White House ceremony where the news was announced. President “Biden invoked Republican efforts to ban books and ‘bury history.’…‘Darkness and denial

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