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American experience. The murder of Emmett Till. Interview with Wheeler Parker, cousin of Emmett Till. 2 of 2 / [produced by WGBH].

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
Nelson, Stanley, 1955- producer, director.
Parker, Wheeler, 1939- interviewee.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
Series:
Academic Video Online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Parker, Wheeler, 1939---Interviews.
Parker, Wheeler.
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955--Death and burial.
Till, Emmett.
Lynching--Mississippi--History--20th century.
Lynching.
African Americans--Crimes against--Mississippi--History--20th century.
African Americans.
Racism--Mississippi--History--20th century.
Racism.
Mississippi--Race relations.
Mississippi.
Genre:
Interviews.
Unedited footage.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (7 minutes)
Place of Publication:
Boston, MA : WGBH Educational Foundation, [2003]
Language Note:
In English.
System Details:
data file
Summary:
This video contains an interview with Wheeler Parker (continued) about his cousin Emmett Till, an African-American teenager who was lynched in Mississippi at the age of 14 after reportedly flirting with a white woman.
Participant:
Interviewee: Wheeler Parker.
Notes:
Title from resource description page (viewed September 12, 2017).
Won 2003 Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize, Documentary
OCLC:
1009111158

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