Emmett Till Interpretive Center

2016 HPF AACR - EMMETT TILL MEMORIAL COMMISSION OF TALLAHATCHIE CO

THE EMMETT TILL MEMORIAL COMMISSION, TOGETHER WITH THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM OF INDIANAPOLIS AND THE TILL FAMILY, WILL DEVELOP A TRAVELING EXHIBIT, 'EMMETT TILL'S JOURNEY HOME.' THE EXHIBIT WILL TELL THE STORY OF 14-YEAR-OLD EMMETT TILL'S RACIALLY MOTIVATED 1955 MURDER AND THE STORY OF A COMMUNITY WORKING TO RECONCILE ITS ROLE IN THE TRAGEDY. THE EXHIBIT WILL TRAVEL ON A 14-MONTH TOUR TO SEVEN VENUES ON A JOURNEY FROM THE SITE OF TILL'S MURDER NEAR SUMNER, MISSISSIPPI, TO HIS HOMETOWN OF CHICAGO AND THEN RETURN TO MISSISSIPPI TO GO ON PERMANENT DISPLAY AT THE EMMETT TILL INTERPRETIVE CENTER. SUPPLEMENTING THE TRAVELING EXHIBIT, WILL BE A CURRICULUM UNIT OF STUDY, TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, EXHIBIT WEBSITE, AND VIRTUAL CONTENT INCLUDING 3D EXHIBIT TOURS AND VIDEOS.

THE EMMETT TILL MEMORIAL COMMISSION WILL PRODUCE A SMARTPHONE APP TO GUIDE VISITORS THROUGH VIRTUAL OR ON-SITE TOURS OF TEN SITES RELATED TO THE 1955 MURDER OF EMMETT TILL IN THE MISSISSIPPI DELTA. AT EACH SITE, THE EMMETT TILL MEMORY PROJECT WILL PROVIDE HISTORICAL AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHS, HISTORICALLY-ACCURATE NARRATION, DIGITAL ACCESS TO ARCHIVAL DOCUMENTS, SOCIAL MEDIA CHECK-INS, HISTORICAL DOCUMENTARY FOOTAGE, AND GPS DIRECTIONS. A TEAM OF STUDENTS AND ADVISORS WILL BUILD ON AN EARLIER PROTOTYPE FOR THE APP BY REFINING CONTENT AND GRAPHICS. THE PROJECT TEAM WILL FACILITATE FOCUS GROUP TESTING AND REVIEW BY THE TILL FAMILY BEFORE ITS FINAL RELEASE. THIS PROJECT WILL HELP DISCOURAGE ONGOING VANDALISM OF THESE HISTORICAL SITES AND PROVIDE USERS WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO CRITICALLY ENGAGE WITH THIS KEY MOMENT IN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY.

TO SUPPORT COMMUNITY PLANNING, DESIGN WORKSHOPS, AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS FOR A MEMORIAL HONORING EMMETT TILL AT GRABALL LANDING IN SUMNER, MISSISSIPPI.

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P24AS00525 - THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICES (NPS) UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITY GRANT PROGRAM (URC) IS INTENDED TO DIVERSIFY THE NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES TO INCLUDE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE CURRENTLY UNDERREPRESENTED. URC GRANTS ARE FUNDED BY THE HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND (HPF) AND ARE ADMINISTERED BY THE NPS. PROJECTS INCLUDE SURVEYS AND NOMINATIONS OF HISTORIC SITES ASSOCIATED WITH COMMUNITIES UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE NATIONAL REGISTER. URC PROJECTS RESULT IN AT LEAST ONE NEW OR AMENDED NOMINATION TO THE NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATE HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES, TRIBAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION OFFICES, CERTIFIED LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, AND FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED TRIBES, ALASKA NATIVE VILLAGES CORPORATIONS, AND NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS, AS DEFINED BY 54 USC 300309, 54 USC 300313 AND 54 USC 300314. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NONPROFIT FOR A MULTIPLE PROPERTY DOCUMENTATION AND THE PREPARATION OF A NATIONAL REGISTER NOMINATION FOR THE EMMETT TILL AND MAMIE TILL-MOBLEY SITES.

15.904 HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID AACR HISTORY SAM.GOV HISTORIC PRESERVATION FUND GRANTS-IN-AID ASSIST IN THE IDENTIFICATION, EVALUATION, AND PROTECTION OF HISTORIC PROPERTIES BY SUCH MEANS AS EDUCATION, SURVEY, PLANNING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, PRESERVATION, DOCUMENTATION, AND FINANCIAL INCENTIVES LIKE GRANTS AND TAX CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR HISTORIC PROPERTIES. OPPORTUNITY P22AS00648 AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS (AACR) IS A COMPETITIVE HISTORY-BASED GRANT PROGRAM TO DOCUMENT, INTERPRET, AND PRESERVE THE SITES AND STORIES OF THE FULL HISTORY OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN STRUGGLE TO GAIN EQUAL RIGHTS AS CITIZENS FROM THE TRANSATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE FORWARD. THIS GRANT FUNDS A BROAD RANGE OF HISTORY PROJECTS INCLUDING SURVEY AND PLANNING, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION, AND COLLECTIONS CONSERVATION. BENEFICIARIES INCLUDE STATES, TRIBES, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, AND NONPROFITS. THIS PROJECT IS AWARDED TO THE NON-PROFIT EMMETT TILL MEMORIAL COMMISSION OF TALLAHATCHIE COUNTY, INC., FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A WEBSITE AND MOBILE APP TO PROVIDE INFORMATION ON SITES IN MISSISSIPPI AND ILLINOIS RELATED TO THE STORY OF EMMETT TILL.

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