Emmett Till Commemoration
Graball Landing Glendora, Mississippi
In a program presented by the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, We2Gether Creating Change, the Emmett Till-Mobley National Monument, and the Racial Reconciliation Task Force of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi, a gathering will take place on the 62nd anniversary weekend of Emmett Till's violent and historic murder. The memorial service will begin at 10 am at Graball Landing, where Till's body is believed to have been pulled from the Tallahatchie River, followed by a car procession to the barn near Drew where the murder took place. The service will end with a community luncheon in downtown Drew, beginning at noon. Free. Details at eventbrite.com.