Politics & Government
Emmett Till House In Woodlawn Designated Chicago City Landmark
A local nonprofit, Blacks in Green, purchased the house in October, and is planning to turn the site into a museum.
CHICAGO (CBS) — The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House, at 6247 S. St. Lawrence Ave., will be protected from demolition or significant alterations as an official city landmark. A local nonprofit, Blacks in Green, purchased the house in October, and is planning to turn the site into a museum.
Built in 1895, the house was where Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, lived in 1955 when the 14-year-old was lynched in Mississippi for allegedly whistling at a white woman at a grocery store. His mother insisted on an open casket at his funeral to put a face to racism, showing the world his severely battered body.