On the last day of Black History Month, Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Cory Booker (D-NJ), Roger Wicker (R-MS), and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) reintroduced the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act (S. 562) to create a national historic site at Chicago's Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ.

In 1955, the story of 14-year-old Emmett Till’s kidnapping and murder, along with the courageous response of his mother, Mamie Till Mobley, to hold an open casket funeral for her son, catalyzed the American Civil Rights Movement.

From Sumner, Mississippi, to Chicago, sites connected to their story deserve to be protected through national monument designation.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation also supports President Biden utilizing his authority under the Antiquities Act to designate these and other sites as a national monument that honors the overlooked contributions of Black women in civil rights and provides important lessons as sites of consciousness, healing, and justice.

Add your name to those calling for the establishment of a national monument honoring Emmett Till and Mamie Till Mobley.