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Emmett Till National Monument May Be Removed Under Trump Admin
Emmett Till National Monument May Be Removed Under Trump Admin

National monuments and national parks are at risk of disappearing under the Trump administration . Earlier in June, the Justice Department gave presidents the ability to make changes for the first time since the 1930s, according to CBS News . Some land is reportedly being considered for mineral extractions, while efforts to repeal DEI could affect national monuments. What national monuments could be affected? There are 138 National Monuments in the United States and they are all at risk of being sold for parts. This includes monuments commemorating figures of the Civil Rights movement, like the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument. Till became a symbol of the movement after the 14-year-old was lynched in 1955 in Mississippi. “Images of Till’s badly decomposed body in that open casket really sparked the modern civil rights movement,” Alan Spears, the senior director of cultural resources and government affairs for the National Parks Conservation Association, told CBS...

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