WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS STUFF AND MOVE ON THAT'S WHAT THEY KEEP TELLING US AS BLACK PEOPLE LIKE WE GOT ⚖️ JUSTICE THIS NATION NEEDS TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES
@@lisacateyes53Desantis is no difference a num nut “for a male that think He know what a woman body go through ,he think he has a right to decide what a women endure How would he feel if. He is told that his penis Néed to be remove? Not a man know what a woman go through . It is her body no man can tell a woman about her body. And personally Desantis is a idiot.
@@realbeautyness25Never stop talking about the atrocities that white men committed. Keeping it hidden only keeps this occurring. Shine a light on evil. Let the world see it. Chase it back to hell where it belongs.
This is a story of pure evil. As a child, I lived in the South, and was aware that lynchings were going on. The hatred was so intense and so deep, you had to live there and experience it to understand it. Emmet was just an innocent boy who was savagely tortured and murdered by a group of grown men. There are no words to express the horror of what was done to him.
But it still goes on today by many blks towards whites and Asians nothing has changed just got worse with all the murders, shooting, slaughter, robings, lootings, blkgangs, blkkids, shooting teachers and other races, burning down stores and business everyday on the news this is all you see and hear all done by blks
As a white father raising my boys in the South, thank you so much for conducting this interview!! I have just sat down with my boys to watch this interview and we had a very insightful discussion about Emmett Till and how our nation still has so much work to do to make life better and safer for all of our fellow human beings. Thank you!!
Sadly, there were so many more Emmit Tills that didn’t make the news, because they knew the same would happen to them. Even the little girls they blew up at church, nothing was done about them. The “Soil of the South” has so many dead bodies that were buried at night, because they could accuse Blacks of any offense, and it resulted in a severe beating or death. Countless murders that nobody answered for, because Blacks knew to keep quiet!😢🙏🏽
I personally thought that Emmit Till coming to the south was not smart . That was the worst choice that anyone could really think that a Black child was not safe . The mother let her cousin talk her into letting Emmit to the south. Bad bad move just my opinion
@@audreymcdougle4193 I think hindsight is 20/20. There was a large enough family to watch Emmett and protect him. It wasn't Emmett's fault that he did something that is definitely prohibited in the South. We make errors with other people, but it's usually forgiven or was misunderstood. This was a different time and there is not an atom of me that will ever know the feelings of the families and Emmett. Our world today is very different. Horrifying racism and prejudice happens every day now. A lot of people were brainwashed to believe black people were less than, non-human, a disease to avoid, a disposable life. Safety concerns were active in the North as well as the South. Have you ever gone to a new, scary, or dangerous place, but had someone with you who was local and understood the surroundings. You'd feel much safer. His mom probably thought that he would safe in the arms of his extended family. That wasn't the problem. It was a simple cultural mistake. When we visit other places, foreign or domestic, we never really know the customs or repercussions of our actions. Emmett did something harmless, but in the wrong place at the wrong time. He never even knew. Carolyn's lies were not unusual of the times. It didn't make it right.
When you are a child and you find yourself in a frightening situation, your only hope is for an adult... mother, father, uncle, to come rescue you. And when he said he (Emmett) couldn't call out to his grandfather for help bc he (the grandfather) was IN TROUBLE TOO I felt that & immediately burst into tears.🤧 That was the level of HELPLESSNESS in that house that night. Lord!!😭😭
I feel blessed that my high school history teacher had us learn about this in depth. Incredibly, the exact narrative as Rev.s was taught to me back in 2014. Emmets story should be part of every US history curriculum.
I definitely said this is something I should’ve learned in school. But okay so what im not understanding is even if it was after trial that the accused confessed to their crimes .. why wasn’t anything done atp? Like why is it still excuses as to why justice can’t be served
I agree, I asked my sons if they knew of Emmitt Till and was surprised they had not. 😢 The movie "Till" really captures what happened and I had my 12 year old watch it with me.
they knew they couldn't be tried again for murder, it's called a double jeopardy. What I don't get is WHY they weren't sued in Civil Court for wrongful death like they eventually did to O. J. Simpson? Is there statue of limitations on that too?🙄
The powers that be don't want you to know. They thrive on us being divided, part of their agenda/narrative. If you knew half of the atrocities they've committed, you'd understand where the violence/anger/trauma comes from. That's going always be the problem because people don't do research or know the history. It's been really non existent in the text books🙄😕
Thank you Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr. for your account of the lynching. I met Emmett when I was nine, two weeks before he was heading to spend the summer down south. He was 14, with the most beautiful eyes, I was smitten! This burden I've also carried, so happy to know, finally Emmett's story is known!!!!
Since the first time I learned of this horrific and sickening act I have been horrified that anyone could justify such treatment of a human being let alone a young child. It still brings tears to my eyes. Such inhumanity exists to this day in all parts of the world and in the USA.
@spider man You are making excuses for something that can't be excused! We do NOT have to become a product of our society, that's a real copout! People rise above their circumstances all of the time!! What about the kid who grew up in a household where both parents abused drugs? He decides that he doesn't want to be like them, so he stays away from drugs, works hard in school and goes on to become a Harvard graduate!! His "society" was drug abuse, but he didn't make the excuse, my parents do drugs so I will too! He rose above that!! So I say for the LAST TIME, racism is a CHOICE!
Rasheem Carter... decapitated in Mississippi last November. 3 trucks all W men chasing him. He called his mom before he came up missing and said" if anything happens to me the owner of the company did it."Rip all the Emmitts in the world.
I remember this case too! I believe his family went down there and the locals were disrespectful and talking shit. I think this is the one I saw. I'm going to look it up.
When I watched the adaptation of Emett Till...I was OK until I saw what those white racist people did.....I cried like it was my child...proper wracking sobs. That white woman lying in court about what transpired in the store....total exaggeration.
I believe the story. It is heart-rending that adults would treat a young person so vulnerable that way, then lie to justify their actions. I can't wrap my head around the cruelty and hate. It is the same hate that is active today in politics and that divides our country. I am ashamed, we should have learned by now.
When you dehumanise people, you are justice and incentivise to do all the evil things to them without remorse. Fox News is creating the same atmosphere at the moment.
@@shallupe5317 I tried the Republican Party for almost 10 years, but the racism in that party is NEVER challenged; therefore, I couldn’t remain there. There’re some things I disagree with in the Democratic Party, such as discounting biological science disputing real women, but I vehemently hate racism, because I grew up in it. And I’m very uncomfortable rubbing shoulders with racist folks, because you have to endure it, but I couldn’t! 🙏🏽
So many humanitarian, wise, compassionate, observations made in these comments. Along with acknowledging that and the strength of this good man coming forth with his story, I must compliment this interviewer. She asked alll the right questions with calm and sensitivity. Great job!
Emmett was just being a child. And Emmett was being a free human . And those evil people had no right to murder that child, the way they did. But I promise you this ,they are going to have to stand before Jesus every last one of them will pay 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
I was born in 77’ 22 years after it happen my parents told me the story and I knew it very well, my 17yr old daughter knows the story and her children will know this story! #WeWillNeverForget
I asked my grandmother what made her fall in love with her 1st husband. She claims she didn’t love him (after having 6 boys together 🙄), but she NEEDED to get out of Mississippi and he had just joined the army. My great aunt said grandma stopped smiling, when she was younger and still living in Mississippi. I always wondered about that…. My grandmother was a very pretty light skinned woman and we were always told that we had native ancestry. However, when my mom did a DNA test, it said she is 24% white… I don’t even know what that would mean for my grandmother. But my mom is kinda of light, and she did not get that from her father. Who was much darker. I want to know. And do not all at the same time. But later I found out, that everyone knows what the unspoken rules are in the south… My family has had land stolen, we have been rapped, tortured, maimed and killed. We are all so very very tired of this shit. I wish I was given the $5 million offer, that they had in California. I would take that money and get the fuck out of this shit-hole country, so goddamn fast! You would see dust, like roadrunner.🏃🏾♀️💨
I’m lighter than both of my parents and I’m unmistakably, undoubtedly my father’s child. Genetics were taught to us in high school. People come out all kooky kinds of ways irregardless of their racial backgrounds.
What $5 million dollar offer are you referring to? My mom's side of the family is from the backwoods of Mississippi (in 2024 their hometown's town population is less than 400), and most of them moved to Los Angeles, CA. So, I'm curious about you mentioning a $5 million dollar offer. What offer are you referring to?
@@angelae5748 I'm wondering if they are referring to reparations. There has been a lot of talk about reparations and people are for and against it. It was due to the fact that Blacks were bought here against their will and forced to do labor for White men and their families for nothing. So, the argument is we are due money, but supposedly descendants of the slaves who were bought here. But how do you determine that? This statement is from an African American woman whose mother and father were born and raised in Mississippi.
I am grateful that you decided to tell your story. Painful as it is to retell it so many times, it is a necessity that the whole truth be known. DeSantis and others can never erase truth. You have been kept for such a time as this. God Bless you.
As a man of God as he claims to be I'm not sure why it took him so long to tell his story if he believed God had his back then why would he wait forever to tell his story.
My soul hurts for you Reverend Parker. I'm sure every time you tells this story, you relive it. The emotional PTSD from constantly reliving that terror, from that level of evil, at such a young age must be draining. This rabid reaction from the same amerikkklan kkkracker kkkaren and kkken Nazis who wrap themselves in the flag and call themselves patriots is disgusting. This kkkountry has many racist hate crimes to atone for. Thank you Sir for keeping the reality of Emmitt Till's life and malicious murder on our minds. 🚫⚖️🚫☮️
We traveled to the south from NY. However, by that time my grandfather and great grandmother owned their own land so we didn't have to go to town. We had fruit trees, pecan trees, watermelon fields, and so on. Thank God
@@jessiefrye3045 we weren't there was a swamp off of my grandfather's land white hunter would have to drive by my grandparents home to get to it. When coming through they'd stop and speak to my grandparents they call them Mister and Miss. They never called him boy or the n-word in pur presence. My grandfather never jumped for them either. He went from sharecropping to ownership.
God bless Rev Parker this man has lived this evil nightmare of a story since he was a kid God has kept this man here to remind us to never forget what happened to Emmitt Till let us not forget 😢
I absolutely believe every word this sweet man said about Emmett, what happened at the store, and all that transpired after. The folks responsible for Emmett's death, including the woman at the store, should have all died the same way poor Emmett did. What they did to him was unconscionable.
The woman, Carolyn Bryant, is still alive. A few years ago she admitted that she lied about Emmet being aggressive towards her inside of the store. As this man is saying, he whistled. In the meantime, the two men who took him were originally only planning to "rough him up" not kill him because they knew he was a northern boy and they respected his grandfather. However, when they got him to the scene, they noticed that the boy was "arrogant", wouldn't back down, didn't act what they referred to as "n*gger scared" (i.e. crying , begging, pleading, etc...)" and he wouldn't admit to doing anything wrong. He also wouldn't say "yes sir" to them and when they asked him if he thought he was equal to white folks, he said "yes". They tried to beat and torture that out of him and still he kept saying "yes" to the question. It infuriated them. Eventually, they put a gun to his head and he still wouldn't comply. They shot him in the back of the head and then had the three Black men who witnessed the entire ordeal discard the body. Carolyn Bryant was originally in the truck when they picked Emmett up. She verified his identity and the rest is history. She had no compassion for the child nor for his mother. Vile.
And what was even worse, as mr. parker recounts here, is that when they were able to profit from their crime, they confessed but still continued to lie about Emmett's character. I can't imagine how it must have hurt the family to hear the way he was so falsely and wrongly portrayed in order to justify what they did. I'm sure there are people who still believe that Emmett was cocky about all the white women he'd had. This is blaming the victim ("it's your fault that I beat you") of the worst kind and a gaslighting that persists to this day.
The word EVIL doesn't come close to describe what happen to this beautiful young man. Its so disheartening to know that racism really hasn't changed enough in this world. People are still having to deal with injustice, what is it going to take to remind our world that we are all cut from the same cloth? ( Human) We need to make sure to educate ourselves as well as our children that this is unacceptable. The energy that it takes to HATE seems so exhausting, all that energy is so much more rewarding to smile or hold a door open for someone. Take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself What can I benefit from hate? What can I do to be that change?
I appreciate your comments but think about it, anyone who can see what they did to Emmet Till because he was black, and they still are ignorant and racist, there is no hope for them. That is why his mother chose to have an open casket so world could see what these disgusting monsters did to her precious son.
@@belindafoster-eb5sb Oh I call his mom a warrior, a true testament of the word. I pray for them even though they are no longer here on earth and are united in heaven. The isn't over.
I first learned the case of Emmett Till when watching the PBS series Eyes on the Prize. It was jolting to my senses then and has been equally jolting each time I've listened to it or read about it all during the ensuing decades. I am a 78 year old white man - the state of Mississippi will always remain anathema to me.
This is why the day of their extrujudgement comes upon mankind.Whereas tm weak, desolate and down trodden can,t recieve justice, the almighty God or Allah will be the judge, jury and exicutioner on those who deprived the whole of humanity from their true liberty and human rights. It is said that during God,s judgement, mankind will not be able to deny what he did during their time of existence. For all the things he committed will be revealed to him or her,(good or bad). And they will not be able to deny their pass , for what will be revealed will be the unadulterated truth concerning their life and time on the planet earth.
"I want the world to see what they did to my boy." When choosing an open casket option,his mother said this. It was later on the cover of JET back then 😢 We saw, Mrs Till. We can't allow people to forget
Thank you for sharing your story. Knowing our history is important. Knowing the truth is important. Yes, the Southern USA still has so much work to do. Not only white and black people ...but whites and everyone else.
I plan to buy your book as soon as my check comes in, in a few days. Sad and tragic 😢. I’m 63 years old, a white woman, and I never even knew about Emmett till until 2020 after George Floyd’s murder.! How damn sad is THAT!
😢 if they have their way no one. It is the killing that sparked the civil rights movement of its time like George Floyd sparked BLM. This is always hard for me to hear. I brought the book. I have to wait pause prepare to listen to his eye witness account. Its gonna be hard. 😭
Also learn about the Tulsa massacre. Not for you to feel guilty but because what was shapes what is. All people should know about this history then mabe this won't happen again.
I am terribly sorry you had to endure this sir, but thank you for sharing. As a black man who grew up in the south and as a child, saw Emmett's image in Jet, i could hardly sleep or eat for a day or so
That women who caused this poor child's brutal murder is alive still living in hiding never showed any remorse for what she caused this family his mother pure evil people say she got off she hasn't gotten away with anything we all pay for our crimes one way or the other she will pay in the afterlife just heartbreaking I can't stand to listen or hear about this case makes me so angry and sad😢😢😢
Trust me God is at work. He's keeping her alive for a reason. Only he knows. He's a Just God. We don't see what she is dealing with. He's dealing with her and so many more. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
Imagine the fear instilled in poor Emmett that day, but even worse, the fear in him on the day of his death at the hands of those thugs. They never saw Emmett as the innocent child that he was. In fact, they did not even see him as a human. His corpse was full evidence of that. I thank God that Mamie Till had the courage to show the world the evidence of this horrific event. Neither her nor Emmett ever got justice in their lifetimes, but I pray that his suffering was not in vain and that it has prevented even one death since. Nothing much has changed, but we continue to trust in God and to him be the glory. Thank you, Reverend Wheeler, for giving us a true recollection of the story. Mamie and Emmett continue to sleep peacefully 💔
I became obsessed with this story and begin doing research in 1990. I spoke by phone with one of the Black citizens in Greenville familiar with the story. He was more than accommodating and urged me to "come down" there. It became obvious I might meet some resistance from the mother as she had seemingly shut out most inquiries. I began to realize this was not going to be a cakewalk, aside from having no experience writing such script along with possible monetary considerations I'd have to bear. It seems it took Whoopi Goldberg 15 years to produce the film ans with that in mind, I serious doubt I would have been able to find funding. But then, one never knows. I decided against proceeding, but the story remined with me. Emmett was 6 years older than me and unlike him, I was born and raised in the south. Sadly, that could have happened to any young black kid., even if his actions were misunderstood by the whites. My parents died in the south in 2005 and were buried in a segregated cemetery.
This is so sad and yet they don't know there is a God that they will face , from the beginning of it all and for every person that was done this way #Godhavemercy
What a relief to finally hear from someone who was there when this tragedy took place! I am so sorry this gentleman and his loved ones had to endure this much pain !💔 My dear brother was a victim of a similar style of being murdered in 1995, and I feel the "pain" of it constantly! I was born in 1956, so I am grateful for your story being written because it's not a secret that we still see this today! I personally am hopeful that the children of today will make things better. They deserve to live in a world filled with "hope and ❤️ love!" Thank you so much to all involved in bringing us this historic lesson! This was much-needed for historical purposes. This book will be enjoyed by many, I am sure!
This man is not that old. To think that this is what life was like IN HIS LIFETIME. And not even in his early childhood, he was 16. Nearly a man. This was relatively recent. It’s crazy to think about.
Wheeler should have had Emmett back. I don't feel like jw and Roy were the only ones jealous even hateful of Emmett. Imjs. Two Chicago kids but only one in trouble?? Wheeler should have told his grandfather to get Emmett outta there!
Thanks for your story and the truth. I believe every word you said. Please keep it alive, the world needs to know your version of what really happened.
There isn’t a justification in this world to justify what these evil men did to Emmitt Till, as a race we should be ashamed that these men lived out their lives free from conviction, But, I trust in the Lord Jesus & his just Justification. We failed this young boy & his family.
I hate his life was spent recounting a tragedy that happened in his childhood. This man could have been known for many great things, but this has to be his legacy … 😔
I believe with all my heart too! The evil runs from the truth but can’t hide. My heart hurts for Emmett Till. Much love and peace to him. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🕊️👑
You have to tell your cousin story because it important. You are his words and pain. This was a terrible tragedy lynching and total abuse. Gbless him and his parents.
My ex boyfriend's stepfather knew far too much about Emmett Till and what happened. When he told me, things not known or made public about the case, I got physically ill. I ran out of their garage and got sick. I was shaking and started crying and couldn't stop. There is far more , things no one would want to know, or hear, about this case.
@jessiefrye3025 what else do we not know about this tragedy. We are in a constant war aganist these soulless people with the calcified pineal gland causes them as a people to not have a conscious no moral compass. LOOK IT UP THAT PART OF THE BRAIN which ALLOWS US TO FEEL EMPATHY EMOTIONS & FEELINGS ETC ETC
@TAY Maybe the stepfather was there! To me a person is seeking attention when making a statement but doesn't elaborate on it. Either way this story will NEVER be forgotten.
Like they broke every bone in his body, cut his ear off, gouged his eyes out, shot a hole through his head, I saw his mom do an interview for PBS, so what is it that we don't know?
There is absolutely NO WAY I would have remained in the South after I became an adult or gone back 2 visit during those times especially in MS! They’re STILL this day a bunch of backwards, racists ppl in the country. My family would have had to come visit me where I was. Just the other day a story made national news where a young 23 yo melanated man went missing after reporting to the police he was being harassed by 3 white men in pickup trucks! His body was found decapitated in the woods! Mississippi will ALWAYS be burning 🔥 🤬
Thank you for keeping his story alive. If it weren’t for Rev Wheeler, Mamie Till, Dr King, and so many others who risked their lives….many of us would not be free today.
My Father would take us to Alabama from Chicago to see family every year until I was 7yrs old, when my parents divorced. I remember being taught we could go anywhere but never walk on or cross these train tracks. The White people lived there, and we would be harmed. This was in the late 60’s early 70’s.
My family was fortunate to make it out of that evil environment. I was born in Mississippi in 1963. In that year, my mom and dad left with 7 kids, the oldest being 11 years old. In fact the whole family move to places like Chicago and our family to California. Everytime I see programs on how atrocious Mississippi is/was, I can't help but wonder how human beings can be treated the way they were and are down to this day.
I was raised in Mississippi in the late 60's. My Cousin From Chicago was visiting for the summer. We were at this country store and the white owner called her N___a when she picked up some candy to buy. She jumped on him scratched him up and I pulled her off him . We ran out the store as he was going to get his gun. Told my dad to which he helped diffuse the situation. But we had to put her on the train back to Chicago that night! She was was 13 I was 11. She has passed on now but she was not buying it. It could have been a really bad situation if we had not got her out of Mississippi. She was my hero.
Yall hear that people? When it was cotton pickin time, you had to puck cotton, and if you weren't in the fields pucking cotton you wound up in jail. In the 1940's in Mississippi. Thats my Grandparents youth. Two generations from me. And my Grandparents said they used to pick cotton but never did they go into detail, they said it was hard, but they never went into detail because they didn't want us to have anger in our hearts towards certain people. But as granny always said, the truth comes out in the wash. That was institutionalized slavery. This is crazy!
Emmet's family were sharecroppers. Life for a sharecropper was only a step above slavery! My family is from Clarksdale, Mississippi, about a 30-40 minute drive from where Emmett was kidnapped and murdered. My family farmed cotton, but my grandfather owned his 60 acres of land. My mom and aunts and uncles picked cotton, but not like slaves on a plantation like sharecroppers. Owning your own land made a big difference if you were black in Mississippi. Emmet's uncle was more submissive because he was a sharecropper and didn't have much to say. Bryant and Milam would have gotten some rounds pumped in their asses if they had come up on my grandfather's property!! Even back then, a black man had a leg up if he had his own land!!
I'm a 73 yr old white woman born in Chicago. When I was 22, I stayed in the Quarter in New Orleans for a while & then my black boyfriend (born there) came down. When he first got to my apt, I suggested we go for a walk. HIS HANDS WERE SHAKING before we went. White folks may be in denial, but when you witness that kind of reaction, there is NO doubt. (BTW, Another friend of mine had faded tattoo numbers on his left forearm. Yes, the Haulocost happened too.)
I hear ya! I know a few blk and Hispanic people with #’s on their arm! I def. Hear ya… it’s crazy right?! This world. Their numbers are def. a harsh reminder. Those blk and Hispanic people who have those numbers are so traumatized, you can still see The effects on today. Peace be with us all.
My father (born 1920, RIP🙏) grew up during the Jim Crow era in the South. He told me that if a black person was walking down the sidewalk and a white person was walking up the same sidewalk, the black person was to step out into the street to let the white person by. If there were cars in the street such that the black person could not step out into the street without getting hit by a car, then the black person was to step to the curb, look down, and let the white person pass by. Under no circumstances was the black person to make eye contact with the white person.
The helplessness is awful. Being a grandparent and being helplessness to help your grandson has to be torturous. At that time period, do you think they would have been found guilty if tried in Chicago? I was 3 at that time in Ohio. How horrible, my heart goes out to the family.
Mr Crump, I want to thank you for being fearless. My heart goes out to this family. No one should have to endure this pain. It's always been open season on black and brown people, some folk get to enjoy it while eating popcorn now. Miracles and blessings to the family.
The fact that his grandfather couldn't do anything about it is so unbelievably upsetting. It was literally just ok, fine and dandy, to walk into someone's home, armed, threatening a family and take their child and murder him. They couldn't do anything about it! They all would have ended up dead! This makes me so sick. I have nothing but pure hatred for the people involved in this.
People say things haven't changed. But a lynch mob would not pull into someone's driveway today in fear of meeting a hail of gunfire. Blacks are legally buying guns and getting their concealed weapons permit in order to protect their families. And they do.
Never stop telling his story! Every generation needs to know.
WE NEED TO STOP TALKING ABOUT THIS STUFF AND MOVE ON THAT'S WHAT THEY KEEP TELLING US AS BLACK PEOPLE LIKE WE GOT ⚖️ JUSTICE THIS NATION NEEDS TO BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES
Not in Florida, it might make a Klansman uncomfortable says Ron DeSatan.
@@realbeautyness25 What??
@@lisacateyes53Desantis is no difference a num nut “for a male that think He know what a woman body go through ,he think he has a right to decide what a women endure How would he feel if. He is told that his penis Néed to be remove? Not a man know what a woman go through . It is her body no man can tell a woman about her body. And personally Desantis is a idiot.
@@realbeautyness25Never stop talking about the atrocities that white men committed. Keeping it hidden only keeps this occurring. Shine a light on evil. Let the world see it. Chase it back to hell where it belongs.
This is a story of pure evil. As a child, I lived in the South, and was aware that lynchings were going on. The hatred was so intense and so deep, you had to live there and experience it to understand it. Emmet was just an innocent boy who was savagely tortured and murdered by a group of grown men. There are no words to express the horror of what was done to him.
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But it still goes on today by many blks towards whites and Asians nothing has changed just got worse with all the murders, shooting, slaughter, robings, lootings, blkgangs, blkkids, shooting teachers and other races, burning down stores and business everyday on the news this is all you see and hear all done by blks
TRUTH!!
So horrifying. I can't possibly grasp the stress living like that.😢💔
Emmett and his killer's are together with Jesus now 🙏
As a white father raising my boys in the South, thank you so much for conducting this interview!! I have just sat down with my boys to watch this interview and we had a very insightful discussion about Emmett Till and how our nation still has so much work to do to make life better and safer for all of our fellow human beings. Thank you!!
Thank you for sharing, Shawn!
The right thing to do, thank you.
Thank you for raising compassionate human beings. Please continue to remind your sons that all people deserve to be treated equally.
Thank you Mr. Simmons! We all need each other and we have to love each other.
Man poor kids having a cuckhold for a dad so sad
Did you show them what Blacks do to white in America? Show them Cannon Higgins
Thank you so much for having him tell his story. It's just heartbreaking on so many levels.
Thank you for watching.
Sadly, there were so many more Emmit Tills that didn’t make the news, because they knew the same would happen to them. Even the little girls they blew up at church, nothing was done about them. The “Soil of the South” has so many dead bodies that were buried at night, because they could accuse Blacks of any offense, and it resulted in a severe beating or death. Countless murders that nobody answered for, because Blacks knew to keep quiet!😢🙏🏽
I'll never get tired of hearing it and even I will continue to tell this story as well ‼️
I personally thought that Emmit Till coming to the south was not smart . That was the worst choice that anyone could really think that a Black child was not safe . The mother let her cousin talk her into letting Emmit to the south. Bad bad move just my opinion
@@audreymcdougle4193 I think hindsight is 20/20. There was a large enough family to watch Emmett and protect him. It wasn't Emmett's fault that he did something that is definitely prohibited in the South. We make errors with other people, but it's usually forgiven or was misunderstood. This was a different time and there is not an atom of me that will ever know the feelings of the families and Emmett. Our world today is very different. Horrifying racism and prejudice happens every day now. A lot of people were brainwashed to believe black people were less than, non-human, a disease to avoid, a disposable life. Safety concerns were active in the North as well as the South. Have you ever gone to a new, scary, or dangerous place, but had someone with you who was local and understood the surroundings. You'd feel much safer. His mom probably thought that he would safe in the arms of his extended family. That wasn't the problem. It was a simple cultural mistake. When we visit other places, foreign or domestic, we never really know the customs or repercussions of our actions. Emmett did something harmless, but in the wrong place at the wrong time. He never even knew. Carolyn's lies were not unusual of the times. It didn't make it right.
There is absolutely no justification for what happened to this young boy vengeance is the Lord's 😢💔🙏🏿
When you are a child and you find yourself in a frightening situation, your only hope is for an adult... mother, father, uncle, to come rescue you. And when he said he (Emmett) couldn't call out to his grandfather for help bc he (the grandfather) was IN TROUBLE TOO I felt that & immediately burst into tears.🤧 That was the level of HELPLESSNESS in that house that night. Lord!!😭😭
sorry for my ignorance, but why was Emmetts grandfather in trouble.
@@pinkiesue849wtf you think ?
@@pinkiesue849 research it.
Research Jim Crow laws and Black Codes
@@pinkiesue849 because as a Black man he had no rights, he was helpless. What could his grandfather do?
I feel blessed that my high school history teacher had us learn about this in depth. Incredibly, the exact narrative as Rev.s was taught to me back in 2014. Emmets story should be part of every US history curriculum.
I definitely said this is something I should’ve learned in school. But okay so what im not understanding is even if it was after trial that the accused confessed to their crimes .. why wasn’t anything done atp? Like why is it still excuses as to why justice can’t be served
I agree, I asked my sons if they knew of Emmitt Till and was surprised they had not. 😢 The movie "Till" really captures what happened and I had my 12 year old watch it with me.
they knew they couldn't be tried again for murder, it's called a double jeopardy. What I don't get is WHY they weren't sued in Civil Court for wrongful death like they eventually did to O. J. Simpson? Is there statue of limitations on that too?🙄
The powers that be don't want you to know. They thrive on us being divided, part of their agenda/narrative. If you knew half of the atrocities they've committed, you'd understand where the violence/anger/trauma comes from. That's going always be the problem because people don't do research or know the history. It's been really non existent in the text books🙄😕
Thank you Rev. Wheeler Parker, Jr. for your account of the lynching. I met Emmett when I was nine, two weeks before he was heading to spend the summer down south. He was 14, with the most beautiful eyes, I was smitten! This burden I've also carried, so happy to know, finally Emmett's story is known!!!!
Oh wow!! Where did you meet Emmett??
@@rucianapollard7098they’re talking shit
Since the first time I learned of this horrific and sickening act I have been horrified that anyone could justify such treatment of a human being let alone a young child. It still brings tears to my eyes. Such inhumanity exists to this day in all parts of the world and in the USA.
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@spider man Correct, no one is born racist! But to allow yourself to BECOME a racist and to live a life of hatred is a sin and a waste!!
God will have to bring his judgment on them
@spider man You are making excuses for something that can't be excused! We do NOT have to become a product of our society, that's a real copout! People rise above their circumstances all of the time!! What about the kid who grew up in a household where both parents abused drugs? He decides that he doesn't want to be like them, so he stays away from drugs, works hard in school and goes on to become a Harvard graduate!! His "society" was drug abuse, but he didn't make the excuse, my parents do drugs so I will too! He rose above that!! So I say for the LAST TIME, racism is a CHOICE!
@spider man 👞
Rasheem Carter... decapitated in Mississippi last November. 3 trucks all W men chasing him. He called his mom before he came up missing and said" if anything happens to me the owner of the company did it."Rip all the Emmitts in the world.
That is what they do socalled white men they gang up on black people because they are cowards that's what cowards do, real men fight face to face
Yes I heard about this. So sad😢
He had a red shirt on, it was off while in the woods
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I remember this case too! I believe his family went down there and the locals were disrespectful and talking shit. I think this is the one I saw. I'm going to look it up.
Grown men tortured and killed a child...let that sink in.
over a lie😭
Yes, and all because he was Black. Racist White grown men.
When I watched the adaptation of Emett Till...I was OK until I saw what those white racist people did.....I cried like it was my child...proper wracking sobs. That white woman lying in court about what transpired in the store....total exaggeration.
And got away with it, that’s the crazy part.
I believe the story. It is heart-rending that adults would treat a young person so vulnerable that way, then lie to justify their actions. I can't wrap my head around the cruelty and hate. It is the same hate that is active today in politics and that divides our country. I am ashamed, we should have learned by now.
AGREE...
When you dehumanise people, you are justice and incentivise to do all the evil things to them without remorse.
Fox News is creating the same atmosphere at the moment.
Haven’t learned and are going backwards.
@@shallupe5317 I tried the Republican Party for almost 10 years, but the racism in that party is NEVER challenged; therefore, I couldn’t remain there. There’re some things I disagree with in the Democratic Party, such as discounting biological science disputing real women, but I vehemently hate racism, because I grew up in it. And I’m very uncomfortable rubbing shoulders with racist folks, because you have to endure it, but I couldn’t! 🙏🏽
@spider man yes they are. This is the stupidest comment I think I've ever seen. It's like you are making an excuse for you neanderthals
Wheeler and Simeon told this story Soooo many times. He tells the story the same way everytime. R.I.P Simeon and Emmett. Wheeler is the man.
Yes
What are you taking about black men do value black women .You must be white.
@@johndoe9362 ?
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So many humanitarian, wise, compassionate, observations made in these comments. Along with acknowledging that and the strength of this good man coming forth with his story, I must compliment this interviewer. She asked alll the right questions with calm and sensitivity. Great job!
Emmett was just being a child. And Emmett was being a free human . And those evil people had no right to murder that child, the way they did. But I promise you this ,they are going to have to stand before Jesus every last one of them will pay 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾.
Amen
Amen❤
Amen
Who the hell do white people think they are
Has she ❓
That silent prayer in the dead of night was REAL! "Lord, I'm going to die!" That struck me really deep💔
I was born in 77’ 22 years after it happen my parents told me the story and I knew it very well, my 17yr old daughter knows the story and her children will know this story! #WeWillNeverForget
Ameen🙌🏾
My heart is literally racing while Rev. Parker recounts this story.
I asked my grandmother what made her fall in love with her 1st husband. She claims she didn’t love him (after having 6 boys together 🙄), but she NEEDED to get out of Mississippi and he had just joined the army. My great aunt said grandma stopped smiling, when she was younger and still living in Mississippi. I always wondered about that….
My grandmother was a very pretty light skinned woman and we were always told that we had native ancestry. However, when my mom did a DNA test, it said she is 24% white… I don’t even know what that would mean for my grandmother. But my mom is kinda of light, and she did not get that from her father. Who was much darker. I want to know. And do not all at the same time. But later I found out, that everyone knows what the unspoken rules are in the south…
My family has had land stolen, we have been rapped, tortured, maimed and killed. We are all so very very tired of this shit. I wish I was given the $5 million offer, that they had in California. I would take that money and get the fuck out of this shit-hole country, so goddamn fast!
You would see dust, like roadrunner.🏃🏾♀️💨
Blacks in California got a $5M offer in reperations?
I'm so sorry for all of this for you and your family. It's horrendous
I’m lighter than both of my parents and I’m unmistakably, undoubtedly my father’s child. Genetics were taught to us in high school. People come out all kooky kinds of ways irregardless of their racial backgrounds.
What $5 million dollar offer are you referring to? My mom's side of the family is from the backwoods of Mississippi (in 2024 their hometown's town population is less than 400), and most of them moved to Los Angeles, CA. So, I'm curious about you mentioning a $5 million dollar offer. What offer are you referring to?
@@angelae5748 I'm wondering if they are referring to reparations. There has been a lot of talk about reparations and people are for and against it. It was due to the fact that Blacks were bought here against their will and forced to do labor for White men and their families for nothing. So, the argument is we are due money, but supposedly descendants of the slaves who were bought here. But how do you determine that? This statement is from an African American woman whose mother and father were born and raised in Mississippi.
I am grateful that you decided to tell your story. Painful as it is to retell it so many times, it is a necessity that the whole truth be known. DeSantis and others can never erase truth. You have been kept for such a time as this. God Bless you.
This bloodline of nephillim is still here on this earth.Demonic race of people
As a man of God as he claims to be I'm not sure why it took him so long to tell his story if he believed God had his back then why would he wait forever to tell his story.
My soul hurts for you Reverend Parker. I'm sure every time you tells this story, you relive it. The emotional PTSD from constantly reliving that terror, from that level of evil, at such a young age must be draining.
This rabid reaction from the same amerikkklan kkkracker kkkaren and kkken Nazis who wrap themselves in the flag and call themselves patriots is disgusting. This kkkountry has many racist hate crimes to atone for.
Thank you Sir for keeping the reality of Emmitt Till's life and malicious murder on our minds. 🚫⚖️🚫☮️
Annette: please share with me what does DeSantis have to do with this. He is in Florida & not born until 1978 or so.
Exactly 🤔
We traveled to the south from NY. However, by that time my grandfather and great grandmother owned their own land so we didn't have to go to town. We had fruit trees, pecan trees, watermelon fields, and so on. Thank God
You should have NEVER been scared, or worried, about your own well being.
Not. Ever!
@@jessiefrye3045 we weren't there was a swamp off of my grandfather's land white hunter would have to drive by my grandparents home to get to it. When coming through they'd stop and speak to my grandparents they call them Mister and Miss. They never called him boy or the n-word in pur presence. My grandfather never jumped for them either. He went from sharecropping to ownership.
They pulled himout of his Uncles house. His Uncle never got over it, because he had promised his family that Emmet would be just fine.
What a precious dialogue for mankind. Many thanks.
Thank you for sharing. I know it had to be difficult to share, but the injustices of the world will not improve without truth. So, thank you.
Thank you for telling your story.
Thank you for bringing this to us. A powerful message and truth
Yesssssssssssssssss
I have heard this story countless times, and each time, it breaks my heart. 💔😢
Yes; sadly there were many stories that never got told.
God bless Rev Parker this man has lived this evil nightmare of a story since he was a kid God has kept this man here to remind us to never forget what happened to Emmitt Till let us not forget 😢
Ameen what's done in the dark has come to visit light truth be told
Agree. thank you Pastor Parker. I cannot believe evil, grown men could even think of doing this to a 14 year old.
@@pinkiesue849Believe it...
I absolutely believe every word this sweet man said about Emmett, what happened at the store, and all that transpired after. The folks responsible for Emmett's death, including the woman at the store, should have all died the same way poor Emmett did. What they did to him was unconscionable.
The woman, Carolyn Bryant, is still alive. A few years ago she admitted that she lied about Emmet being aggressive towards her inside of the store. As this man is saying, he whistled. In the meantime, the two men who took him were originally only planning to "rough him up" not kill him because they knew he was a northern boy and they respected his grandfather. However, when they got him to the scene, they noticed that the boy was "arrogant", wouldn't back down, didn't act what they referred to as "n*gger scared" (i.e. crying , begging, pleading, etc...)" and he wouldn't admit to doing anything wrong. He also wouldn't say "yes sir" to them and when they asked him if he thought he was equal to white folks, he said "yes". They tried to beat and torture that out of him and still he kept saying "yes" to the question. It infuriated them. Eventually, they put a gun to his head and he still wouldn't comply. They shot him in the back of the head and then had the three Black men who witnessed the entire ordeal discard the body. Carolyn Bryant was originally in the truck when they picked Emmett up. She verified his identity and the rest is history. She had no compassion for the child nor for his mother. Vile.
And what was even worse, as mr. parker recounts here, is that when they were able to profit from their crime, they confessed but still continued to lie about Emmett's character. I can't imagine how it must have hurt the family to hear the way he was so falsely and wrongly portrayed in order to justify what they did. I'm sure there are people who still believe that Emmett was cocky about all the white women he'd had. This is blaming the victim ("it's your fault that I beat you") of the worst kind and a gaslighting that persists to this day.
The word EVIL doesn't come close to describe what happen to this beautiful young man. Its so disheartening to know that racism really hasn't changed enough in this world. People are still having to deal with injustice, what is it going to take to remind our world that we are all cut from the same cloth? ( Human) We need to make sure to educate ourselves as well as our children that this is unacceptable. The energy that it takes to HATE seems so exhausting, all that energy is so much more rewarding to smile or hold a door open for someone. Take a good look in the mirror and ask yourself What can I benefit from hate? What can I do to be that change?
You are right about racism. Now it’s black people hating white people. Why can’t we just love each other for who we are
I appreciate your comments but think about it, anyone who can see what they did to Emmet Till because he was black, and they still are ignorant and racist, there is no hope for them. That is why his mother chose to have an open casket so world could see what these disgusting monsters did to her precious son.
@@belindafoster-eb5sb Oh I call his mom a warrior, a true testament of the word. I pray for them even though they are no longer here on earth and are united in heaven. The isn't over.
I first learned the case of Emmett Till when watching the PBS series Eyes on the Prize. It was jolting to my senses then and has been equally jolting each time I've listened to it or read about it all during the ensuing decades. I am a 78 year old white man - the state of Mississippi will always remain anathema to me.
Incredible story and phenomenal interview ! Thanks Rev. Wheeler for sharing with us an important chapter in your life .
Pure evil what they did to that young man who had his whole life taken away, yet she got to live her life.
This is why the day of their extrujudgement comes upon mankind.Whereas tm weak, desolate and down trodden can,t recieve justice, the almighty God or Allah will be the judge, jury and exicutioner on those who deprived the whole of humanity from their true liberty and human rights. It is said that during God,s judgement, mankind will not be able to deny what he did during their time of existence. For all the things he committed will be revealed to him or her,(good or bad). And they will not be able to deny their pass , for what will be revealed will be the unadulterated truth concerning their life and time on the planet earth.
Thank you, Reverend Martin, for talking and writing about this.
Blessings & Respect to a gentleman Giant, for your Sabra ( patience and perserverence).
"I want the world to see what they did to my boy."
When choosing an open casket option,his mother said this. It was later on the cover of JET back then 😢
We saw, Mrs Till. We can't allow people to forget
Thank you for sharing your story. Knowing our history is important. Knowing the truth is important. Yes, the Southern USA still has so much work to do. Not only white and black people ...but whites and everyone else.
You may never see this comment, but bless you, Sir. Thank you for your courage.
I plan to buy your book as soon as my check comes in, in a few days. Sad and tragic 😢. I’m 63 years old, a white woman, and I never even knew about Emmett till until 2020 after George Floyd’s murder.! How damn sad is THAT!
That's unbelievable. It shows that many of us are living in two different realities.
Wow, I thought everyone was aware of Till's story. If you have had a chance to read the book, do you mind sharing what you thought?
😢 if they have their way no one. It is the killing that sparked the civil rights movement of its time like George Floyd sparked BLM. This is always hard for me to hear. I brought the book. I have to wait pause prepare to listen to his eye witness account. Its gonna be hard. 😭
Also learn about the Tulsa massacre. Not for you to feel guilty but because what was shapes what is. All people should know about this history then mabe this won't happen again.
@@jlilly7913 well she is trying to learn. Its okay. She is learning now. Not everyone knows everything. Give her some grace.
So sad and tragic! Such a wonderful interview.
I am terribly sorry you had to endure this sir, but thank you for sharing. As a black man who grew up in the south and as a child, saw Emmett's image in Jet, i could hardly sleep or eat for a day or so
That women who caused this poor child's brutal murder is alive still living in hiding never showed any remorse for what she caused this family his mother pure evil people say she got off she hasn't gotten away with anything we all pay for our crimes one way or the other she will pay in the afterlife just heartbreaking I can't stand to listen or hear about this case makes me so angry and sad😢😢😢
It's disgusting
Hell is waiting for her,
Trust me God is at work. He's keeping her alive for a reason. Only he knows. He's a Just God. We don't see what she is dealing with. He's dealing with her and so many more. 🙏🙏🙏🙏
They recently found her
CAROLYN BRYANT! HER NAME IS CAROLYN BRYANT.
What an absolute tragedy this story is.
Black males WORLD-WIDE practice INTRA-racism and colorism against their own race of black women.
Is that an absolute tragedy?
Another White person trying to analyze black people I think you need to analyze your own people.
What a tragic story that happen in taylorville, mississippi where rasheem carter, was killed and his bones was delivery to his mom in a shoe box...
Thank you Reverend Parker For Your Bravery And Sharing Your Truth!
Thank you for sharing your story Rev Parker. Rest in peace Emmett Till .❤😢
I instilled in my son, to leave white women alone. I ALWAYS brought up Emmitt Till.
And that’s why today bm want them they’re seen as a trophy 🏆.
@@Believerfearless seen by a trophy to a black man that doesn’t know his value
@@Vonvon_ 🎯🎯💯💯💯
@@Believerfearless There are. Get with a BW all you gonna end up with is Glorilla or Megan The stallion type with brazy & always dancing half naked
He didn't do anything to this lying woman. She just lied
Thank you for sharing your experience and story, Rev. Wheeler
Thank you sir for telling your story. You were there so we needed to hear it from your perspective. Thank you for sharing the truth the real truth ❤
Heartbreaking, truly a tragedy. Change is coming way too slowly and people like DeSantis fighting it every step of the way. 🕊
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The Bible says you reap what you sow! What was first will be last, and what was last will be first!!! Praise God!!!
Exactly. God sees everything & is just 🙏🏾
@@lt3074 The Most High...the Elohim of our nation, Israel, has a name, Yahuah
Thank you for keeping his legacy alive.
The white lady that lied on him needs to be arrested!
She recently died...may she roast in h*ll!
@@Chele_B_Review Good Riddence to Bad Rubbish.
Imagine the fear instilled in poor Emmett that day, but even worse, the fear in him on the day of his death at the hands of those thugs. They never saw Emmett as the innocent child that he was. In fact, they did not even see him as a human. His corpse was full evidence of that. I thank God that Mamie Till had the courage to show the world the evidence of this horrific event. Neither her nor Emmett ever got justice in their lifetimes, but I pray that his suffering was not in vain and that it has prevented even one death since. Nothing much has changed, but we continue to trust in God and to him be the glory. Thank you, Reverend Wheeler, for giving us a true recollection of the story. Mamie and Emmett continue to sleep peacefully 💔
I became obsessed with this story and begin doing research in 1990. I spoke by phone with one of the Black citizens in Greenville familiar with the story. He was more than accommodating and urged me to "come down" there. It became obvious I might meet some resistance from the mother as she had seemingly shut out most inquiries. I began to realize this was not going to be a cakewalk, aside from having no experience writing such script along with possible monetary considerations I'd have to bear. It seems it took Whoopi Goldberg 15 years to produce the film ans with that in mind, I serious doubt I would have been able to find funding. But then, one never knows. I decided against proceeding, but the story remined with me. Emmett was 6 years older than me and unlike him, I was born and raised in the south. Sadly, that could have happened to any young black kid., even if his actions were misunderstood by the whites. My parents died in the south in 2005 and were buried in a segregated cemetery.
This is so sad and yet they don't know there is a God that they will face , from the beginning of it all and for every person that was done this way #Godhavemercy
Why would they want to be buried with the people's that oppressed and tortured them all their lives.
Thank you Sir for your story and I’m so sorry what happened to Emmitt. Plz see the movie Till ….
What a relief to finally hear from someone who was there when this tragedy took place! I am so sorry this gentleman and his loved ones had to endure this much pain !💔 My dear brother was a victim of a similar style of being murdered in 1995, and I feel the "pain" of it constantly! I was born in 1956, so I am grateful for your story being written because it's not a secret that we still see this today! I personally am hopeful that the children of today will make things better. They deserve to live in a world filled with "hope and ❤️ love!" Thank you so much to all involved in bringing us this historic lesson! This was much-needed for historical purposes. This book will be enjoyed by many, I am sure!
This man is not that old. To think that this is what life was like IN HIS LIFETIME. And not even in his early childhood, he was 16. Nearly a man. This was relatively recent. It’s crazy to think about.
Exactly!
He was 12
@@Tatyana342 I think Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was 16, Emmett was 14, and cousin/uncle Simeon was 12.
Wheeler should have had Emmett back. I don't feel like jw and Roy were the only ones jealous even hateful of Emmett. Imjs. Two Chicago kids but only one in trouble?? Wheeler should have told his grandfather to get Emmett outta there!
I am from Australia and this story broke my heart the world needs to know about this story
Bless you for your strength and commitment to telling the TRUTH! I couldn't imagine. Rest in peace, Emmitt.
Thanks for your story and the truth. I believe every word you said. Please keep it alive, the world needs to know your version of what really happened.
Thank you for bringing the truth! Without bringing the evil into light it can never be fixed or purified
Thank you for telling us
Speechless with shame and horror.
There isn’t a justification in this world to justify what these evil men did to Emmitt Till, as a race we should be ashamed that these men lived out their lives free from conviction, But, I trust in the Lord Jesus & his just Justification.
We failed this young boy & his family.
🙏🏿 🙏🏿 🙏🏿
I hate his life was spent recounting a tragedy that happened in his childhood. This man could have been known for many great things, but this has to be his legacy …
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I am just glad that Almighty God took charge of this man's life. Unfortunately, this sort of evil is prevalent throughout the world.
Thank you so much for telling us your story ❤
Such tragedy to have those murderers let go free! Thank you Reverend for telling your truth!!
I believe with all my heart too! The evil runs from the truth but can’t hide. My heart hurts for Emmett Till. Much love and peace to him. ❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏🏻🕊️👑
You have to tell your cousin story because it important. You are his words and pain. This was a terrible tragedy lynching and total abuse. Gbless him and his parents.
My ex boyfriend's stepfather knew far too much about Emmett Till and what happened.
When he told me, things not known or made public about the case, I got physically ill. I ran out of their garage and got sick. I was shaking and started crying and couldn't stop.
There is far more , things no one would want to know, or hear, about this case.
@jessiefrye3025 what else do we not know about this tragedy. We are in a constant war aganist these soulless people with the calcified pineal gland causes them as a people to not have a conscious no moral compass. LOOK IT UP THAT PART OF THE BRAIN which ALLOWS US TO FEEL EMPATHY EMOTIONS & FEELINGS ETC ETC
Like what?! Explain 🙄
@@TAY-ui2no Nothing. This story has been told and written about for years. Nothing new. It has all been revealed.
@TAY Maybe the stepfather was there! To me a person is seeking attention when making a statement but doesn't elaborate on it. Either way this story will NEVER be forgotten.
Like they broke every bone in his body, cut his ear off, gouged his eyes out, shot a hole through his head, I saw his mom do an interview for PBS, so what is it that we don't know?
Exactly, thank goodness his mother wanted him shown so they could remember what they did to her son
There is absolutely NO WAY I would have remained in the South after I became an adult or gone back 2 visit during those times especially in MS! They’re STILL this day a bunch of backwards, racists ppl in the country. My family would have had to come visit me where I was. Just the other day a story made national news where a young 23 yo melanated man went missing after reporting to the police he was being harassed by 3 white men in pickup trucks! His body was found decapitated in the woods! Mississippi will ALWAYS be burning 🔥 🤬
Thank you for telling the real story! God bless you!
I remember the rev when he was young. God Bless this Man! 👨 🧍♂️ 👨🦱
Thank you for keeping his story alive. If it weren’t for Rev Wheeler, Mamie Till, Dr King, and so many others who risked their lives….many of us would not be free today.
God continue to bless this man. 🙏🏽
excellent as usual
My Father would take us to Alabama from Chicago to see family every year until I was 7yrs old, when my parents divorced. I remember being taught we could go anywhere but never walk on or cross these train tracks. The White people lived there, and we would be harmed. This was in the late 60’s early 70’s.
I couldn't even fathom growing up with that fear. I seriously will NEVER understand the hatred.
This is heartbreaking.
Emmitt's eyes were full of light. I can see it in the photos.
Vengeance is mine saith the Lord. I will repay
Yes indeed!!
Smh 🤦🏿♂️.
Thank you for the true story
My family was fortunate to make it out of that evil environment. I was born in Mississippi in 1963. In that year, my mom and dad left with 7 kids, the oldest being 11 years old. In fact the whole family move to places like Chicago and our family to California. Everytime I see programs on how atrocious Mississippi is/was, I can't help but wonder how human beings can be treated the way they were and are down to this day.
I was raised in Mississippi in the late 60's. My Cousin From Chicago was visiting for the summer. We were at this country store and the white owner called her N___a when she picked up some candy to buy. She jumped on him scratched him up and I pulled her off him . We ran out the store as he was going to get his gun. Told my dad to which he helped diffuse the situation. But we had to put her on the train back to Chicago that night! She was was 13 I was 11. She has passed on now but she was not buying it. It could have been a really bad situation if we had not got her out of Mississippi. She was my hero.
Bless you Reverend.
Yall hear that people? When it was cotton pickin time, you had to puck cotton, and if you weren't in the fields pucking cotton you wound up in jail. In the 1940's in Mississippi. Thats my Grandparents youth. Two generations from me. And my Grandparents said they used to pick cotton but never did they go into detail, they said it was hard, but they never went into detail because they didn't want us to have anger in our hearts towards certain people. But as granny always said, the truth comes out in the wash. That was institutionalized slavery. This is crazy!
Emmet's family were sharecroppers. Life for a sharecropper was only a step above slavery! My family is from Clarksdale, Mississippi, about a 30-40 minute drive from where Emmett was kidnapped and murdered. My family farmed cotton, but my grandfather owned his 60 acres of land. My mom and aunts and uncles picked cotton, but not like slaves on a plantation like sharecroppers. Owning your own land made a big difference if you were black in Mississippi.
Emmet's uncle was more submissive because he was a sharecropper and didn't have much to say. Bryant and Milam would have gotten some rounds pumped in their asses if they had come up on my grandfather's property!! Even back then, a black man had a leg up if he had his own land!!
@@rucianapollard7098 this is true!
It's 2023 and we still have alot of Carolyn Bryant's walking around til this day. We call them "KAREN'S"
I'm a 73 yr old white woman born in Chicago. When I was 22, I stayed in the Quarter in New Orleans for a while & then my black boyfriend (born there) came down. When he first got to my apt, I suggested we go for a walk. HIS HANDS WERE SHAKING before we went. White folks may be in denial, but when you witness that kind of reaction, there is NO doubt. (BTW, Another friend of mine had faded tattoo numbers on his left forearm. Yes, the Haulocost happened too.)
I hear ya! I know a few blk and Hispanic people with #’s on their arm! I def. Hear ya… it’s crazy right?! This world. Their numbers are def. a harsh reminder. Those blk and Hispanic people who have those numbers are so traumatized, you can still see
The effects on today. Peace be with us all.
@Tina W The guy with the tattooed number was a German Jew.
May God bless you more Reverand.
Everyone will have to answer to The Almighty Creator. Such a sad story to have happened to a child.
This interview should be added to the Emmett Till section of the AA History Museum in DC
Can't imagine the helplessness they all felt. An innocent little boy. Tragic. And still today!
What an important interview. thank you.
My father (born 1920, RIP🙏) grew up during the Jim Crow era in the South. He told me that if a black person was walking down the sidewalk and a white person was walking up the same sidewalk, the black person was to step out into the street to let the white person by. If there were cars in the street such that the black person could not step out into the street without getting hit by a car, then the black person was to step to the curb, look down, and let the white person pass by. Under no circumstances was the black person to make eye contact with the white person.
Incredible! I cannot imagine that kind of humiliation!!
wow horrible
Thank you so much Reverend Wheeler for the truth on Emmitt.
People who feel entitled and have power to fulfill their entitlement are dangerous.
For what it’s worth sir, I believe your story. Thank you for sharing it.
The helplessness is awful. Being a grandparent and being helplessness to help your grandson has to be torturous. At that time period, do you think they would have been found guilty if tried in Chicago? I was 3 at that time in Ohio. How horrible, my heart goes out to the family.
Mr Crump, I want to thank you for being fearless. My heart goes out to this family. No one should have to endure this pain. It's always been open season on black and brown people, some folk get to enjoy it while eating popcorn now. Miracles and blessings to the family.
If that OPPORTUNISTIC 🤡 had any REAL 🏀S, he would have finished what the late Johnnie Cochran started:
HELP WITH THE REPARATIONS ISSUE!!
The fact that his grandfather couldn't do anything about it is so unbelievably upsetting. It was literally just ok, fine and dandy, to walk into someone's home, armed, threatening a family and take their child and murder him. They couldn't do anything about it! They all would have ended up dead! This makes me so sick. I have nothing but pure hatred for the people involved in this.
People say things haven't changed. But a lynch mob would not pull into someone's driveway today in fear of meeting a hail of gunfire.
Blacks are legally buying guns and getting their concealed weapons permit in order to protect their families. And they do.
Now i need to get his book too. I got Miss Mamie's such beautiful souls