‘Framing Emmett Till’ Author Chris Benson On Honoring History to Understand Our Contemporary Moment

Author and Northwestern professor Chris Benson talks about creating his new graphic novel, based on his past collaboration with Mamie Till-Mobley, mother of the 14-year-old Chicago boy who, in 1955, was kidnapped and lynched in Mississippi.

GUEST: Christopher Benson, author of Framing Emmett Till, associate professor at Northwestern University

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