Feb. 20
5:30–7:00 pm
Regenstein Library, Room 122
Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr. was 16 years old when his best friend and younger cousin, Emmett Till, was lynched in 1955 in Mississippi. Now in his 80s, and the last surviving witness to Emmett's abduction, Rev. Parker reflects on how his life has been shaped by Emmett's death.
This program will explore Rev. Parker’s recently released memoir, A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for my Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till, which shares poignant recollections of Emmett Till as a boy, insights into the investigations of Emmett's lynching, and powerful lessons for racial reckoning today.