Mamie Till

Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley
Till-Mobley in 1955
Born
Mamie Elizabeth Carthan

(1921-11-23)November 23, 1921
Webb, Mississippi, U.S.
DiedJanuary 6, 2003(2003-01-06) (aged 81)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Other namesMamie Till-Bradley
Education
Occupations
  • Educator
  • activist
Years active1955–2003
Known forMother of Chicago teenager Emmett Till who was murdered in Mississippi in 1955
Spouses
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    (m. 1940; executed 1945)​
  • Lemorse Mallory
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    (m. 1946, divorced)​
  • Pink Bradley
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    (m. 1951, divorced)​
  • Gene Mobley
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    (m. 1957; died 2000)​
ChildrenEmmett Till
AwardsCongressional Gold Medal

Mamie Elizabeth Till-Mobley (born Mamie Elizabeth Carthan; November 23, 1921 – January 6, 2003) was an American educator and civil rights activist. Her son, Emmett Till, was murdered at age 14 in Drew, Mississippi on August 28, 1955, after being accused of offending a white grocery store cashier named Carolyn Bryant. For Emmett's funeral in Chicago, Mamie Till insisted that the coffin containing his body be left open because, in her words, "I wanted the world to see what they did to my baby."


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