Film, Video Wheeler Parker oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois, 2011 May 23.
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- Title
- Wheeler Parker oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois, 2011 May 23.
- Summary
- Wheeler Parker, Jr., discusses his visit to Mississippi with his cousin, Emmett Till. He recalls the incident at Bryant's store and the night that Till was kidnapped, and Till's funeral in Chicago. He remembers how the murder and publicity affected his family, the reopening of the case in 2004, and efforts to memorialize Till.
- Contributor Names
- Parker, Wheeler, 1939- interviewee.
- Mosnier, Joseph, interviewer.
- Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
- Created / Published
- 2011.
- Subject Headings
- - Parker, Wheeler,--1939---Interviews
- - Till, Emmett,--1941-1955
- - Till-Mobley, Mamie,--1921-2003
- - Wright, Simeon,--1942-2017
- - Civil rights movements--United States
- - Lynching--Mississippi
- - Trials (Murder)--Mississippi
- Genre
- Filmed interviews
- Interviews
- Oral histories
- Video recordings
- Notes
- - Recorded in Chicago, Illinois, on May 23, 2011.
- - Civil Rights History Project Collection (AFC 2010/039), Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
- - Copies of items are also held at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.).
- - The Civil Rights History Project is a joint project of the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of individuals who participated in the Civil Rights movement.
- - 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.
- - In English.
- - Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/eadafc.af013005
- Medium
- 6 video files of 6 (HD, Apple ProRes 422 HQ, QuickTime wrapper) (67 min.) : digital, sound, color.
- 1 transcript (39 pages).
- Source Collection
- Civil Rights History Project collection AFC 2010/039: 0011
- Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
- Digital Id
- http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/afc2010039.afc2010039_crhp0011
- afc2010039text.afc2010039_crhp0011_parker_transcript
- Library of Congress Control Number
- 2015669110
- Access Advisory
- Collection is open for research. Access to recordings may be restricted. To request materials, please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact
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- https://lccn.loc.gov/2015669110
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Civil Rights History Project collection (AFC 2010/039), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Chicago citation style:
Parker, Wheeler, Interviewee, Joseph Mosnier, and U.S Civil Rights History Project. Wheeler Parker oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois. 2011. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2015669110/.
APA citation style:
Parker, W., Mosnier, J. & Civil Rights History Project, U. S. (2011) Wheeler Parker oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2015669110/.
MLA citation style:
Parker, Wheeler, Interviewee, Joseph Mosnier, and U.S Civil Rights History Project. Wheeler Parker oral history interview conducted by Joseph Mosnier in Chicago, Illinois. 2011. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2015669110/>.
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