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Volunteer Exhibit Hosts are available during select times to guide customers during their visit to "Emmett Till and Mamie-Till Mobley: Let the World See."
Our volunteer Exhibit Hosts are available for individuals and families to ask questions during their visit to Emmett Till and Mamie-Till Mobley: Let the World See at the MLK Library. Meet in the Great Hall (East). Reservations are not required. The exhibit is recommended for ages 10 & up.
Exhibit Hosts will be available on a regular schedule listed below:
About the ExhibitEmmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let the World See is a touring exhibition recommended for visitors ages 10 and up that shares the story of how a mother's bravery and fight for justice more than six decades ago fueled the civil rights movement in America and provides a framework for people and communities committed to racial healing.
Emmett Till was just a child when he was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered by white supremacists in the Jim Crow South in 1955. When the perpetrators tried to cover it up, Emmett’s mother, Mamie, insisted that the world know what they did to her son. She bravely shared her 14-year-old son’s story with all who would listen—and fueled a movement that changed the nation. Much progress has been made since 1955; however, Mamie Till-Mobley’s work is far from over.
Created in collaboration with the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Institute, the Emmett Till Interpretive Center, the Till family, and The Children’s Museum of Indianapolis, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley: Let The World See, tells the story of Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, challenging visitors to make a ripple for justice in their own communities.
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