Mamie Till

1921–2003 (age 82)

civil rights activist

About Mamie Till

Mamie Till (1921–2003) lived to age 82. They were a civil rights activist. Born in Webb, they died in Chicago. They are buried at Burr Oak Cemetery in Illinois.

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