We express gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for their various contributions.
We express gratitude to the following individuals and organizations for their various contributions.
Reverend Wheeler Parker, Lead Advisor, Till Family
Dr. Marvel Parker, Lead Advisor, Executive Director, Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute
Christopher Benson, Northwestern University, Co-Author, Death of Innocence with Mamie Till-Mobley and A Few Days Full of Trouble with Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr.
Dr. Dave Tell, University of Kansas, Author, Remembering Emmett Till
Dina Bailey, Mountain Top Vision, CEO
Patrick Weems, Emmett Till Interpretive Center, Co-Founder and Executive Director
The Till family
The Emmett Til & Mamie Till-Mobley Institute
Emmett Till Interpretive Center
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
This project was made possible in part by The National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom, the Maddox Foundation in Hernando, MS, The Institute for Museum and Library Services [MH-249226-OMS-21], and The Historic Preservation Fund administered by the National Park Service, Department of Interior [15.904].
| Shirley Alexander | Greater Indianapolis NAACP | Natalie Palmer |
| Alluvial Collective | Taylor Hall | National Civil Rights Museum |
| Rodney Arnett | Dr. Tenika Holden-Flynn | Jessica O’Connor |
| Atlanta History Center | Garry Holland | Dr. Patricia Payne |
| Birmingham Civil Rights Institute | Indiana Black Expo | Chrystal Radcliffe |
| Dennis Bland | Indiana Historical Society | Alexis Rogers |
| Barato Britt | Indiana State Museum | Alonzo Ross |
| A’Lelia Bundles | Indianapolis Urban League | Mark Russell |
| Ezra Burdix | Bryan Kelley | Benjamin Saulsberry |
| Rodney Byrnes | Maggie Lewis | Israel Solomon |
| Phyllis Carr | Cordelia Lewis-Burks | Kristian Stricklen |
| Teresa Clay | Elliot Long | Kisha Tandy |
| Kim Dulaney | Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library | Dr. Noelle Trent |
| Jessica Dunn | Tony Mason | Sheila Triplett |
| DuSable Museum of African American History | Kristin Mays-Corbitt | Two Mississippi Museums |
| Emmett Till Interpretive Center | Rana McChristian | Dan Wakefield |
| Dr. Lorenzo Esters | Kimberly Meals Estep | Fay Williams |
| Leigh Evans | Dr. Khaula Murtadha | Katiera Winfrey |
| TyJuan Garrett | Sam Odle |
Special thanks to all individuals and families who gave feedback on the components of the exhibit.
| Alamy | Getty Museum | Michael Miller |
| Associated Press | Imagn | Pablo Correa |
| Bridgeman Images | Johnathon Kelso | Shutterstock |
| Briscoe History Center | LEAD STL | Superstock |
| Center for Railroad Photography and Art | Library of Congress | TopFoto |
| Chicago History Museum | Lilly Library, Indiana University | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Getty Images | Magnum Photos |