WIN: Roberts Temple Becomes National Historic Site

By Preservation Chicago

December 31, 2023

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869b843a8875857548355e0a3de517a3_vlztn3 — Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, Edward G. McClellan, 1922, 4021 S. State Street. Emmett Till’s body was on display at Roberts Temple for four days leading up to his funeral in 1955. Over 50,000 thousands of people attended. Photo Credit: Chicago Sun-Times / Chicago Daily News collection / Chicago History Museum

Roberts Temple, site of Emmett Till’s funeral, pushed as national historic site; Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ, at 40th and State streets, is 101 years old, Stefano Esposito, Chicago Sun-Times, 6/29/23
Secretary Haaland Applauds President Biden’s Designation of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument, Department of the Interior, 7/25/23
Emmett Till signage unveiled at Bronzeville church that’s becoming a national monument; Vivian La, Chicago Tribune, 8/1/23

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