Emmitt Till family member speaks in Arkansas City at John H Johnson Day Observance arktimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from arktimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
On the long list of Arkansas luminaries, John H. Johnson (1918-2005) isn t necessarily the first name to spring to most people s minds, despite a long and distinguished career that changed the literal face of magazine publishing and advanced the cause for civil rights in the United States.
The Rev. Wheeler Parker, Emmett Till s cousin, best friend and the last living witness to Till s abduction, will speak at 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at the John H. Johnson Museum, 604 President St. in Arkansas City, for the annual John H. Johnson Day.