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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Sophie Bates

New owner to open Mississippi barn where Emmett Till was killed as a memorial site

Emmett Till Mississippi Barn - (Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The barn in Mississippi where 14-year-old Emmett Till was tortured and killed will open to the public as a “sacred" memorial site by 2030, the new owner announced.

The Emmett Till Interpretive Center disclosed late Sunday that it had purchased the barn located in a rural area outside the city of Drew, aided by a $1.5 million donation from television producer and writer Shonda Rhimes.

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