Good to know
- Tickets
- Free. There is no entrance fee.
- Time needed
- 1 to 2 hours in Sumner; a full day to follow related sites across the Delta.
- Best time
- Spring and fall. Delta summers are very hot and humid.
- Getting there
- Sumner is home to the Mississippi sites. Memphis International Airport is about 1 hour 45 minutes away by car. The Chicago church is about 30 minutes from Midway Airport.
Where to stay nearby
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Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument questions
Where is the Emmett Till National Monument?
It has three sites: the Tallahatchie County Courthouse in Sumner, Graball Landing near Glendora in Mississippi, and Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Chicago.
Can you visit Roberts Temple Church in Chicago?
Only the outside is open to visitors, as it is an active church. Visitor information is at nearby Pullman National Historical Park.
What happened at the Sumner courthouse?
In 1955 an all-white jury there acquitted the two men charged with Emmett Till's murder. They later admitted to the killing in a magazine interview.
