WIN: After Years of Advocacy, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Home Finally Designated a Chicago Landmark! By Preservation Chicago December 31, 2021 0 151 FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint From Tragedy to Triumph: After yearslong effort, the childhood home of lynching victim Emmett Till and his mother is declared a Chicago Landmark just in time for Black History Month. January 28, 2021. Image Credit: Chicago Sun-Times Emmett Till childhood home now an official city landmark; The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley House in West Woodlawn became an official Chicago landmark after an expedited City Council vote Wednesday. It culminates years-long efforts to landmark the home of the teen whose 1955 lynching sparked the Civil Rights Movement, Maudlyne Ihejirika, Chicago Sun-Times, 1/27/21 December 2021 Newsletter2021 Year-in-Review FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestWhatsAppEmailPrint Previous articleWIN: Approximately 33k Petition Signatures and a Round-the-Clock Advocacy Effort Defeats Proposed House Museum Ban OrdinanceNext articlePOTENTIAL WIN: Lakeside Center Bid Emerges as a Front-Runner in Race for New Chicago Casino (Chicago 7 2016 & 2021) LEAVE A REPLY Cancel reply Comment: Please enter your comment! Name:* Please enter your name here Email:* You have entered an incorrect email address! Please enter your email address here Website: Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Captcha verification failed! CAPTCHA user score failed. Please contact us!
