In 2007, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center installed a memorial sign at Graball Landing, the site on the Tallahatchie River where Emmett Till’s body was believed to have been recovered in 1955. The sign has been repeatedly vandalized and has been replaced three times. The current sign at the river site, the fourth sign, is bulletproof.
The Emmett Till Interpretive Center (ETIC) promotes restorative justice through storytelling and historic preservation, focusing on the 1955 Emmett Till tragedy to foster community healing and understanding to create a more equitable future. ETIC does this work through public education, memorial work, and partnering with the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.
The ETIC engages with the story of Emmett Till through the sites where the tragedy unfolded. From 2007 to 2020, ETIC worked to restore the Tallahatchie County Courthouse, the site of the 1955 murder trial of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, to its 1955 condition to serve as a site of remembrance. In 2015, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center opened across the street from the courthouse to provide educational programs and tours.
ETIC honors Emmett Till’s legacy, preserving these historic sites and establishing memorials to heal the land, community, and visitors, fostering an understanding of the past to shape a more just future.
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