Un(re)solved

Partners: WGBH & PBS FRONTLINE

My Role: Production Assistant | Story Editor | Fact Checker

Year: 2020-2021

Overview

Un(re)solved was an Emmy Award-winning, multi-platform investigation led by FRONTLINE examining the legacy of racist killings and the federal effort to investigate unsolved civil rights-era murders under the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act. As one of several project partners, StoryCorps recorded nearly two dozen oral histories with victims' families, preserving first-hand accounts that became an integral part of the documentary, podcast, interactive experience, and the permanent StoryCorps archive at the Library of Congress.

My Contribution

I joined the project while production was already underway, supporting StoryCorps' contribution to the larger investigation. I edited audio stories, provided editorial feedback to producers, and fact-checked select stories to help prepare them for publication across the Un(re)solved project.

Selected Work

Explore the Web Interactive: This is the flagship product. It's the best way for someone to understand the scope of the project and StoryCorps' role within it.

Featured Oral Histories

David Goodman & Jerry Mitchell

David Goodman talks about his older brother Andrew Goodman and how he was murdered by the KKK with Jerry Mitchell, the investigative reporter who helped bring one of those responsible to justice. Mitchell, who is from Mississippi, is the author of the book “Race Against Time: A Reporter Reopens the Unsolved Murder Cases of the Civil Rights Era.”

Ruby Johnson & Carrie Bennett

Ruby Johnson tells her daughter, Carrie Bennett, about Ruby's father, Herbert Lee, who was murdered in Liberty, Mississippi in 1961.

Beverly Shabazz & Milton Scott

Beverly Shabazz tells her son, Milton Scott, about his father—Milton’s namesake—who was shot and killed by an FBI agent in front of his home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana in 1973. Beverly was seven months pregnant with the younger Milton when the killing took place.

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