Children watch as an immersive film and light show present the story of Emmett Till during the Friday, July 25, grand opening of the National Park Service Emmett and Mamie-Till Mobley National Monument Visitor Center in Sumner. (Photo by Patrick Weems)
SUMNER — The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument held the grand opening for its visitor center here last Friday.
July 25 marked what would have been Emmett Till’s 84th birthday and the two-year anniversary of the monument’s designation.