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    100th birthday of Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of Emmett Till, marked with creation of new institute at Northwestern

    by Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune Nov 24, 2021 2 minutes

    CHICAGO — On the 100th birthday of Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of a teenager slain in Mississippi in 1955, members of the Till family and a professor at Northwestern University marked the milestone Tuesday by announcing a new institute dedicated to preserving the family’s legacy.

    The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Institute at Northwestern University is aimed at carrying on Till-Mobley’s educational activism by

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