{"product_id":"framing-emmett-till-exposing-dark-fear-hardcover","title":"Framing Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Benson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eEric Battle\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA graphic novel biography about one of America's most heinous race crimes, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFraming Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003efollows an anonymous Black writer as he investigates Emmett's murder, confronting not only the unresolved truths of the past, but the ways Black pain is consumed, reshaped, and monetized in the present.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFourteen-year-old Emmett Till was abducted and lynched in August 1955 in Mississippi, his body thrown into the Tallahatchie River by two white men. A white woman named Carol Bryant had accused young Emmett of making advances on her. Bryant's husband and his half-brother then hunted down, tortured, and murdered Emmett. Three days later, his mutilated body was pulled from the river.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Emmett's home city of Chicago, his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, insisted on an open casket funeral. Tens of thousands of people attended the ceremony, including the media, and the grotesque images of Emmett's body were printed in \u003ci\u003eJet\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and quickly spread throughout the nation, serving as a catalyst for the civil rights movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on acclaimed journalist Christopher Benson's experience collaborating with Mamie Till-Mobley on \u003ci\u003eDeath of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e--a Pulitzer Prize-nominated, Robert F. Kennedy Award-winning work--\u003ci\u003eFraming Emmett Till: Exposing Dark Fear\u003c\/i\u003e reexamines the legacy of Emmett Till through a contemporary lens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Benson \u003c\/b\u003eis an\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eEmmy Award-winning lawyer, journalist, and associate professor at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He co-authored, with the late Mamie Till-Mobley (Emmett Till's mother), \u003ci\u003eDeath of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize and which won a Robert F. Kennedy Book Award for Special Recognition and the BlackBoard Nonfiction Book of the Year. Formerly the Washington editor of \u003ci\u003eEbony\u003c\/i\u003e, Benson has contributed to \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEric Battle\u003c\/b\u003e is an illustrator, curator, and art director whose career has covered the spectrum of comic books and graphic novels, children's books, fashion, and advertising. He is most recognized for his dynamic and compelling visuals, and has illustrated the stories of many popular icons, from Spider-Man and the X-Men to Batman and Godzilla. His collaborators include bestselling novelist L.A. Banks (on her \u003ci\u003eVampire Huntress Legends \u003c\/i\u003enovel series), World Fantasy Award-winning author Nnedi Okorafor, AMC's \u003ci\u003eWalking Dead\u003c\/i\u003e producer Gale Anne Hurd, and \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones \u003c\/i\u003eauthor George R. R. Martin. In October 2023, Eric was recruited by the US Mint's Artistic Infusion Program (AIP) to add his dynamic design and visual sensibilities to upcoming coin and medal designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.1 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 27, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68187769634927,"sku":"9781419742279","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0753\/5840\/4719\/files\/IZw92Q6vD-9781419742279.webp?v=1793782294","url":"https:\/\/www.sidekickcomicbooks.com\/products\/framing-emmett-till-exposing-dark-fear-hardcover","provider":"Sidekick Comic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}