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Watch live: Biden signs proclamation to establish Emmett Till National Monument

by Sarakshi Rai 07/25/23 12:27 PM ET

President Joe Biden speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Friday, July 21, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

President Biden will sign a proclamation on Tuesday to establish a national monument honoring Emmett Till, the Black 14-year-old whose lynching in 1955 galvanized the Civil Rights Movement.

Watch live here.