Biden to reveal national monument plans for Emmett Till.

President Joe Biden to Create National Monument Honoring Emmett Till

President ⁢Joe Biden is set to establish a national monument in honor​ of the​ late Emmett Till. On the ⁢anniversary of Till’s birthday, Biden ⁣plans ⁤to sign a proclamation, as confirmed by a White House official speaking to the Associated Press ​on condition of anonymity. Till, a 14-year-old black boy, was tragically shot and killed by a ‌group of white men in Mississippi in 1955, ‍allegedly for flirting with a ​white woman named Carol ⁤Bryant. His​ body was then weighted down with ⁢barbed wire and thrown into‍ the Tallahatchie River, tied ⁤to a‍ cotton gin wheel.

Proposed Monument⁣ Sites

There ​are three ⁤proposed sites for the monument. The first is Graball Landing in Mississippi, where​ Till’s body was ⁤discovered. The second site is the Tallahatchie County⁤ Second ⁢District Courthouse‌ in Sumner, Mississippi, where Till’s ⁤murderers, Roy Bryant and J.W. Milam, were acquitted. The third site is the Roberts Temple ​Church of God in Christ in⁢ Bronzeville,⁣ Illinois, Till’s home state, where his funeral took ​place. ‍During the funeral, Till’s‍ mother, Mamie ⁣Till-Mobley, chose​ to have ‌an open-casket service to draw attention to her son’s tragic death.

President Biden has shown his commitment to civil rights history and the memory of Emmett ​Till. During Black History Month, he hosted a screening of the film “Till” at the White House, which is based on Till’s mother’s story.⁢ Prior‌ to the screening, the president‍ emphasized the importance of⁢ teaching civil rights ‌history. The unanimous passage of the‍ Emmett Till Antilynching Act in⁤ the Senate, followed by a 422-3 vote in the ⁣House, suggests that a monument ⁣honoring Till would ⁣be well-received ⁤in Congress.

This legislation is‍ the result of Biden’s campaign⁢ against racially-motivated ‍crimes. Before the 2020 election, he spoke out against the shooting murder of Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia, describing it as a cold-blooded ⁢lynching. Biden also acknowledged and apologized ‍for using the term “lynching” during President Clinton’s impeachment hearings in 2019,​ recognizing that it ⁢was inappropriate.

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