Article 5DEY1 Emmett Till's home gains landmark status and will turn into museum

Emmett Till's home gains landmark status and will turn into museum

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Kenya Evelyn in Washington
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Chicago city council granted home occupied by 14-year-old who was lynched in 1955 and his mother landmark status

The South Side home of Emmett Till has formally gained Chicago landmark status and will be turned into a museum by a local non-profit that bought the structure in 2019.

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