Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act This bill establishes the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret (1) the Great Migration, (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett Till, (3) the courage and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley, and (4) the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall prepare a general management plan for the site.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Congressional oversightHistoric sites and heritage areasIllinoisParks, recreation areas, trailsProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act
USA117th CongressS-795| Senate
| Updated: 3/17/2021
Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site Act This bill establishes the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley and Roberts Temple National Historic Site in Illinois as a unit of the National Park System. The purpose of the site is to preserve, protect, and interpret (1) the Great Migration, (2) the memorial service and funeral of Emmett Till, (3) the courage and activism of Mamie Till-Mobley, and (4) the civil rights movement. The National Park Service shall prepare a general management plan for the site.
Congressional oversightHistoric sites and heritage areasIllinoisParks, recreation areas, trailsProtest and dissentRacial and ethnic relationsU.S. history