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Summit, Illinois: Statue of Emmett Till's Mom

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Argo Community High School

Address:
7329 W. 63rd St., Summit, IL
Directions:
Outside Argo Community High School, on the southeast corner of W. 63rd St. and 74th Ave.
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Statue of Emmett Till's Mom

Mamie Till-Mobley stands as if giving a speech beside a lectern inset with a photo of Emmett, who was lynched by a white mob in Mississippi in 1955. Argo Community High School was her alma mater.

Roadsideamerica.com Report... [06/17/2023]

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