Biden to set up national monument in memory of black teen killed in Mississippi

Washington. US President Joe Biden has decided to set up national memorials at three places in Illinois and Mississippi in memory of black teenager Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley from Chicago. A White House official gave this information on Saturday. He told that Emmett was abducted, tortured and murdered in 1955 after he was accused of whistling on seeing a white woman in Mississippi.

A White House official said that Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday (August 25) to establish national monuments in memory of Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley at three places in Illinois and Mississippi. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the White House has not officially announced the president’s plan.

According to the official, August 25 was chosen as the date for the signing of the proclamation establishing a national monument in Emmett’s memory because the black teenager was born on that day in 1941. He said national memorials would be set up at places where Emmett lived memorable moments, where his killers were convicted and where his mother campaigned for justice for her son.

Disclaimer:IndiaTheNews has not edited this news. This news has been published from PTI-language feed.