A new memorial honoring Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, is being revealed at Argo Community High School in Summit.
Argo Community High School is set to break ground on a new memorial honoring Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley Friday.
The Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till memorial walkway will be constructed on the school's northwest side and will include a bronze sculpture and plaza.Till-Mobley, a graduate of Argo high school, became a teacher and social-justice advocate following the murder of her son in 1955. She spent time working with children in and outside the classroom until her death in 2003, according to a news release.
The memorial will sit adjacent to the neighborhood where Mamie and Emmett Till lived, according to the release.