Emmett Till And The Civil Rights Movement: A Night With Members Of His Family

University Of Bridgeport 2/20/14 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM www.bridgeport.edu

Wheeler Parker, Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and near witness to his murder, will speak about his cousin’s death and the American Civil Rights Movement from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, February 20.  The Black History Month event will be held at the Arnold Bernhard Center, University of Bridgeport, 84 Iranistan Avenue.

Till was 14 years old in 1955 when he was murdered in Mississippi for flirting with a white woman. Considered one of the most heinous crimes in U.S. history, Till’s murder galvanized the American Civil Rights Movement.  Mr. Parker will be joined by Airickca Gordon-Taylor, cousin of and director of the Mamie Till-Mobley Memorial Foundation, following the documentary, “The Untold Story of Emmett Till’.

The event and a closing reception are free and open to the public.

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