Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has officially designated July 25 as Emmett Till Day to honor the legacy of the civil rights icon and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
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Illinois will now recognize July 25 as Emmett Till Day, honoring the Chicago teenager whose lynching helped galvanize the Civil Rights Movement. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker signed the legislation Thursday during a ceremony at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood…
Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4323 to designate July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois, honoring the legacy of the young civil rights icon and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
Governor JB Pritzker signed House Bill 4323 to designate July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois, honoring the legacy of the young civil rights icon and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker joined legislators and community members at Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ to sign HB 4323, officially designating July 25 as Emmett Till Day in Illinois. In 1955 at this Bronzeville church, Mamie Till-Mobley held a public, open-casket funeral for her 14…
On what would've been Emmett Till's 85th birthday, Illinois will observe its first official day in his honor. Gov. JB Pritzker signed a bill Thursday morning designating July 25 as a statewide day of reflection and remembrance of Emmett and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has officially designated July 25 as Emmett Till Day to honor the legacy of the civil rights icon and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley.
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