Graball Landing (Tallahatchie River), Glendora, Mississippi

CTL-E-3710 · Locality · 1955–present

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Riverbank site near Glendora, Mississippi, believed to be where Emmett Till's body was recovered from the Tallahatchie River on August 31, 1955. A memorial sign erected in 2008 was repeatedly vandalized; a one-inch-thick bulletproof sign was dedicated in October 2019. Unit of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument (established 2023).

The record

Also known as: Graball Landing

Notes

Created 2026-10-06 (RELP84) as held_at target for CTL-E-0843.

Referenced by

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument established — held at → this record

Sources

White House archived fact sheet (2023-07-25) (primary source)
AURN — Justice Remembered: New Emmett Till National Monument

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