Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. was with his cousin and best friend Emmett Till the night he was murdered and is still haunted by the ...

Miller is an 81-year-old Chicago native who served as the assistant secretary for nuclear energy from 2009 to 2010 and was a childhood friend of Emmett Till. Emmett’s 1955 abduction and lynching ...

The Rev. Wheeler Parker shared untold stories about what happened after Till was found murdered.

He and his friends were enjoying the summer and dancing to a new music called rock and roll. Young Emmett Till, Courtesy: Mamie Till Mobley "The boys wore crepe-soled shoes, polyester pants and ...

Parker sat down with 12 News Gerron Jordan to discuss the murder that sparked the Civil Rights Movement. Two men kidnapped, tortured and lynched Till in Drew, Mississippi. Till was visiting ...

On the evening of August 24, 1955, Emmett Till went with his cousins and some friends to Bryant's Grocery for refreshments after picking cotton in the hot sun. The boys went into the store one or ...

This national park site honors the family of Emmett Till, preserves the history of one of the country's most horrific hate crimes, and commemorates the struggle for civil rights that continues today.

Faith leaders in our community want you to remember that story, and they will bring in one of Till's loved ones this weekend to share his legacy.

CHICAGO (CBS) --Seventy years after the racist murder of Chicago teen Emmett Till in Mississippi helped inspire the civil rights movement, a new exhibit on Emmett Till at the Chicago History ...