Emmett Till and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley are now officially set to receive the highest civilian honor awarded by Congress. The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act was passed by the Senate back in January and it just passed the House on Wednesday by unanimous vote.
Mrs. Till-Mobley is being honored with the Congressional Gold Medal for her courage and pioneering work to push for civil rights after the brutal kidnapping and murder of her 14-year-old son by white supremacists in 1955.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture, where Emmett Till’s original casket is on exhibit, will accept the award on their behalf once the bill is signed by President Biden.
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