Profound take-a-ways; times you will laugh; wishful thoughts; real life as our son Dave and three friends escorted Reverend Wheeler Parker, cousin and best friend to Emmett Till and the last living witness to Emmett’s abduction the 700 miles from Chicago to the White House in a sprinter van so Reverend Wheeler Parker could be present at the ceremony when President Biden designated the National Monument in honor of Emmett.

These are Dave’s words written for Esquire magazine recording this journey. Click the link below or copy and paste it in your browser.

https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a44675087/reverend-wheeler-parker-interview-emmett-till-national-monument/.

Dave is a professor at the University of Kansas and has been researching the Emmett Till story since he was in grad school.