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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
National
Stefano Esposito

Roberts Temple, site of Emmett Till’s funeral, pushed as national historic site

Pallbearers carry the casket of Emmett Till through a large crowd gathered outside Roberts Temple Church of God in Christ on Sept. 6, 1955. (Sun-Times file)

The netting strung across the ceiling sags where, two months ago, it caught chunks of plaster and broken ceiling tiles.

Pink vinyl flooring covers the basement stairwell where the boy’s body was brought up and shown to a shocked congregation — and the world.

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