Mamie Till-Mobley

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Chinese pictograph, calligraphy tablet of Huang Tingjian, a famous calligrapher in Ancient Song Dynasty. The background of Chinese cultural elements.

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Russian grand duchess Anastasia; undated photograph. (Anastasiya Nikolayevna, Tsar Nicholas II)

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Also Known As	Mamie Elizabeth Carthan • Mamie Till • Mamie Bradley
Born	November 23, 1921 • Mississippi
Died	January 6, 2003 (aged 81) • Chicago • Illinois
Notable Family Members	son Emmett Till

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