The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House
The story of Emmett Till’s murder in Money, Mississippi, in 1955 and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley's forgiveness of his killers, intimately links Chicago and its Black community to the Civil Rights Movement.
Location
Chicago, IL
Partners
Preservation Chicago, Studio Barnes
Status
Ongoing
Client
Blacks in Green
Photo: Blacks in Green
Working with Preservation Chicago, Preservation Futures contributed to the successful nomination of the Till-Mobley Home to the Chicago Landmarks register, and continues to advise Blacks in Green, the House's owner, on its future.
Scope of Services
Telling the Full History: the Till-Mobley Home
With the support of a Telling the Full History Grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, we wrote a comprehensive history of the Till-Mobley House and produced an Oral History including members of the Till family, Till-Mobley House neighbors, and friends and associates of Mamie Till.
