![]() She found out I wrote a novel, and then suddenly, the conversation shifted. They knew that I was a writer of long-form narrative, and they wanted me to be in the conversation. Some mutual friends of mine brought me into conversation with her because they were planning to develop a motion picture based on the Emmett Till story. How did you come to co-author Death of Innocence? Emmett’s cousin - about the FBI’s investigation into Emmett’s murder.īenson spoke to Chicago magazine about writing a book with Till-Mobley, the show’s portrayal of events in their book, and Till-Mobley’s monumental decision to let people see her son’s body after his murder. Benson is now writing a new book with Rev. Benson worked as a consultant on the show, which first aired on the anniversary of Till-Mobley’s death on Jan. ![]() The series is based on the book Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America, which Till-Mobley co-authored with Northwestern University journalism professor and author Christopher Benson before she died in 2003. ![]() Christopher Benson Photo by Jenna Braunstein/courtesy of Northwestern University ![]()
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