 <p>On the next episode of At the Table, Lynn Sweet will be joined by Emmett Till’s cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., South Side suburban minister and the last surviving witness to Till’s lynching.</p><p>Chris Benson, Till scholar who just wrote a book with Rev. Parker entitled “<a class="Link" href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/625421/a-few-days-full-of-trouble-by-reverend-wheeler-parker-jr-and-christopher-benson/" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till</a>,” will also join the conversation.&nbsp;</p><p>RSVP now for a reminder and easy one-click link before the show airs!&nbsp;</p><div class="RTEHashTagLabAdModule">
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</div><div class="ActionBox Enhancement" data-module="" data-align-center=""> <div class="ActionBox-content"> <div class="ActionBox-title">At the Table with Lynn Sweet</div> <div class="ActionBox-description">Thursday, August 24 at 6:30 p.m. CT </div> </div> <div class="ActionBox-cta"> <a class="Button" href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/at-the-table-with-lynn-sweet-the-sun-times-political-show-tickets-703445162417?aff=Chorus" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">RSVP</a> </div> </div><p>To watch previous episodes of At the Table, visit <a class="Link" href="http://suntimes.com/atvt" target="_blank" data-cms-ai="0">suntimes.com/atvt</a>.<br></p> 

Lynn Sweet welcomes Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., Emmett Till’s cousin and the last surviving witness to his lynching and Chris Benson, Till scholar and co-author of “A Few Days Full of Trouble…” on Thursday, August 24.{ai:summary}<p>Emmett Till's cousin, Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., and Chris Benson, a Till scholar, will discuss their book about Till's lynching on the next episode of At the Table with Lynn Sweet. #history</p>

At the Table with Lynn Sweet

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