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Emmett Till Remembered With National Monument
Clip: 7/28/2023 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
The story of Emmett Till's brutal 1955 murder is now cemented in American history.
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation this week to honor the Chicago teenager and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, with a national monument located across three sites in two states.
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Chicago Tonight: Black Voices
Emmett Till Remembered With National Monument
Clip: 7/28/2023 | 2m 20sVideo has Closed Captions
President Joe Biden signed a proclamation this week to honor the Chicago teenager and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, with a national monument located across three sites in two states.
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IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU, STEPHEN ROBINSON, GG BROWN, AND ALDERWOMAN EMMA MITTS.
>>> THE STORY OF EMMETT TILL AND HIS LITTLE MARTY IS NOW CEMENTED IN AMERICAN HISTORY.
HE AND HIS MOTHER, MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY, WILL BE HONORED WITH A MEMORIAL IN THREE SITES .
THIS COMES AFTER MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY WROTE TO PRESIDENT DWIGHT D EISENHOWER MEETING FOR A RESPONSE.
SHE NEVER RECEIVED ONE.
>> WE HAVE A PRESIDENT TODAY AND A VICE PRESIDENT WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO NOT ONLY THE DRAMATIC TRAUMATIC FEELINGS , BUT TO SEND A HIGHER MESSAGE ABOUT WHAT WE VALUE.
WE VALUE ALL LIFE AND I THINK IT IS A POWERFUL STATEMENT.
DOES IT MAKE UP FOR THE LOSS OF MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY ?
NO, BUT IT DOES ENCOURAGE US THAT WE CAN KEEP FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.
IT IS INTERESTING TO LOOK AT THE DEDICATION OF THE NATIONAL MONUMENT AND PARTICULARLY THE DEDICATION OF SEVERAL NATIONAL MONUMENTS IN RECOGNITION OF THE SACRIFICE THAT STARTED WITH THE EXPOSURE OF THE TORTURE AND LYNCHING OF EMMETT TILL THAT SPARKED THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT, IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER THE LESSONS.
NOBODY WILL BE ABLE TO WALK THE GROUNDS OF THESE MONUMENTS AND NOT THINK ABOUT WHAT THEY MEAN.
WHAT THEY MEAN NOW, WHAT THEY MEANT IN 1955, WHAT THEY MEAN IN MOVING THE COUNTRY FORWARD.
IN THINKING ABOUT THAT, THERE IS A LESSON.
IN THAT LESSON, WE HAVE TO RECOGNIZE THAT THESE MONUMENTS ARE TEXTS OF A STORY.
A STORY THAT WILL CONTINUE TO BE TOLD THROUGHOUT GENERATIONS.
IT CANNOT BE CENSORED OR BANNED.
>> THE EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY NATIONAL MONUMENT IS LOCATED IN THREE SITES THAT THE OTHER TWO SITES ARE
Looking at Available Relief After West Side Flooding
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Clip: 7/28/2023 | 8m 35s | More than eight inches of rain flooded basements, ruining people's belongings. (8m 35s)
South Side Couple Develops Plant-Based Detergent
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Clip: 7/28/2023 | 3m 34s | A Hyde Park laundromat offers community activities. (3m 34s)
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