{"type":"link","asset_type":"article","version":"1.0","cache_age":3600,"provider_name":"CANVAS Arts","provider_url":"https:\/\/artscanvas.org","title":"New book 'The Barn' revisits the people and forces behind Emmett Till's murder","publication_date":"September 24, 2024","summary":"Emmett Till's murder is one of the most harrowing events in American history. Till was 14 in 1955 when he was killed after a white woman accused him of making an advance toward her. Mississippi author Wright Thompson has a fresh account of the conspiring forces behind Till's murder. Geoff Bennett sat down with Thompson to discuss his book, \"The Barn: The Secret History of A Murder In Mississippi.\"","author_name":"By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/cdn.artscanvas.org\/static\/2024\/09\/e0955efd4990da794b4ec3d3cbbf2806-barn-1024x576.jpg","thumbnail_height":576,"thumbnail_width":1024}