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Mike Wiley Productions
931 Homestead Park Dr.
Apex, NC 27502
919-619-0096
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DAR HE: THE LYNCHING OF EMMETT TILL
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this time, that you please silence all electronic devices; and unwrap any candy that you
may wish to enjoy during the performance. We would also like to remind you that
photography and recording devices of any kind are prohibited. The performer and your
fellow audience members thank you.
Tonight (/Today), Mike Wiley, a professional actor based in Apex, North Carolina,
brings us his play, DAR HE: THE LYNCHING OF EMMETT TILL. In 1955, a
fourteen-year-old black youth from Chicago was murdered for allegedly whistling at a
white woman when visiting Mississippi— where racial lines were not to be crossed. Just
months after the trial, William Bradford Huie, a white journalist who wrote for Look
Magazine published the confession of the men who killed Emmett Till, but were found
NOT GUILTY by the court system. The incident officially set off the civil rights
movement in America. Fifty years later, the Truth surrounding the murder of Emmett
Till has yet to be found. The dramatic story stays relevant as similar hate crimes continue
to occur in America to this day. Please welcome Mike Wiley as he presents DAR HE:
THE LYNCHING OF EMMETT TILL.
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