Now a national monument, Bronzeville church where Emmett Till’s casket lay open gets official sign

Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Brenda Mallory, chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, take photos with park rangers Tuesday after unveiling a sign recognizing Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ as a national monument. (Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times)

The new national monument in Chicago honoring Emmett Till looks a little more official now.

A placard was unveiled Tuesday to recognize Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ in Bronzeville as a national monument to preserve the site where Till’s lynched body was displayed in an open casket and launched the modern Civil Rights Movement.