A Few Days Full of Trouble Quotes

“As Mamie had taught us all, we each have a purpose in life, something that sets us apart from every other person on the planet. The greatest joy we can experience is finding that purpose, living it.”
― Wheeler Parker Jr., A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till

“After all, it was the story of Emmett Till that opened Patrick’s eyes and caused him to see the world differently, realizing the unifying themes of the story, a story that can bring us all together—across political and racial lines—in our commitment to shared values.”
― Wheeler Parker Jr., A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till

“We saw in just a couple of days how the media could begin to pass along a story that it seemed nobody ever checked out, but that everyone might believe regardless—amplifying the false information. There was a valuable lesson for me in all this. For some time, I had been saying that setting the record straight was one big part of our pursuit of justice in the case of Emmett Till. Now I could see very clearly how disinformation and misinformation were two sides of the same coin—public understanding.”
― Wheeler Parker Jr., A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till

“We all knew what she really meant. She hated the abuse of power associated with race. She had learned just how race, gender, and social status all can be weaponized.”
― Wheeler Parker Jr., A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till

“Sad to say that, in too many cases, people obviously were retelling the story for the wrong reasons. To make money, yes, but also to remake themselves.”
― Wheeler Parker Jr., A Few Days Full of Trouble: Revelations on the Journey to Justice for My Cousin and Best Friend, Emmett Till