The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House

Location

6427 S St Lawrence Ave, Chicago, IL

Status

Ongoing

Partners

Blacks in Green

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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

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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.

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