Wendell Paris

Wendell "Wendy" Paris grew up in Tuskegee, Alabama.  He became Sammy Younge, Jr.'s best friend.  He attended Tuskegee Institute and joined both the T.I.A.L. (Tuskegee Institute Advancement League) and the SNCC (Student Non-violent Coordinating Committee).  He later worked with the Federation of Southern Cooperatives.
Reverend Wendell Paris is now one of the Pastors at New Hope Baptist Church, in Jackson, Mississippi.