Who was Wheeler Parker to Emmett Till?

Wheeler Parker, Jr., was Till’s cousin. He was two years older than Till, and he was with the 14-year-old at their relatives’ home in Mississippi the night Till was kidnapped and brutally murdered for whistling at a white woman.

When was Wheeler Parker born?

1939
– Wheeler Parker was born in 1939 in Schlater, Mississippi, grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and married Marvel McCain in 1967. He worked as a barber, photographer, and pastor. At age 16, he traveled from Chicago to Mississippi with his cousin Emmett Till and witnessed his kidnapping.

Who witnessed Emmett Till’s kidnapping?

Two of Emmett Till’s cousins, Wheeler Parker and Simeon Wright, witnessed Till’s kidnapping on the night of August 28, 1955 at the home of Moses Wright.

Who is Emmett Till’s family?

Mamie Till
Louis TillAlma CarthanJohn Carthan
Emmett Till/Family

How old is Carolyn Bryant now?

About 88 years (1934)Carolyn Bryant / Age

How old is Emmett Till today?

He died of cancer on September 1, 1994, at the age of 63. Till’s mother married Gene Mobley, became a teacher, and changed her surname to Till-Mobley.

Who is Willie Reed?

Willie Louis (born Willie Reed; June 14, 1937 – July 18, 2013) was a witness to the murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till. Till was an African-American child from Chicago who was murdered in 1955 after reportedly whistling at a white woman in a Money, Mississippi grocery store.

How old is Carolyn Bryant Donham?

Who was Carolyn Bryant’s husband?

Roy BryantCarolyn Bryant / Husband (m. 1951–1979)
Historian Timothy Tyson said an investigation by civil rights activists concluded Carolyn Bryant did not initially tell her husband Roy Bryant about the encounter with Till, and that Roy was told by a person who hung around down at their store. Roy was reportedly angry at his wife for not telling him.

What college did Willis Reed attend?

Grambling State UniversityWillis Reed / College