blog posts Truth behind the lynching of Emmett Till in Mississippi still unfolding today, 60 years later Feb 24, 2017 10:00 am by WTTW-TVIllinois in the News Share on Facebook Tweet Email Images WTTW-TV (Feb. 23) Illinois professor Chris Benson worked directly with Till’s mother, Mamie Till Mobley, to complete her autobiography, “Death of Innocence.” Share on Facebook Tweet Email