John Edgar Wideman on Emmett Till's Father

The Brian Lehrer Show | Nov 15, 2016

John Edgar Wideman, writer, MacArthur fellow and two-time PEN/Faulkner Award-winner, and author of Writing to Save a Life: The Louis Till File (Scribner, 2016), explores the story of Emmett Till's father who was executed by the Army ten years before the lynching that mobilized the Civil Rights movement, and how it may have influenced the acquittal of Emmett Till's killers.

WNYC is funded by sponsors and member donations

Top Stories

The Latest on the Cyclosporiasis Outbreak

Marcia Brown breaks down the latest news regarding the ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Brooklyn’s dollar vans squeezed by Mamdani’s Flatbush Avenue bus plan

For years, MTA Chair Janno Lieber has called on the city to crack down on dollar vans, which peel away fares from the transit agency's buses.
Gothamist |

NYC's Office-Space Boom

Greg David talks about the recovery of the office-lease market and economic effects of the World Cup.
The Brian Lehrer Show |

Every good night you've ever had at the club owes a debt to New York City

With Webster Hall, the city invented the modern night club. Night life impresario Susanne Bartsch breaks down what makes the dance floor such a special place.
Gothamist |
YOU ARE ONLINE