Civil Rights Attorney Ben Crump Inks Fiction Deal With Bantam Publications

Famous civil legal rights legal professional Ben Crump has inked a seven-figure offer to writer a collection of criminal offense novels for Bantam Publications.

Less than the offer, Bantam Textbooks will publish the initially two installments of a criminal offense fiction series penned by Crump, who has defended and won significant settlements for the family members of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Henrietta Lacks, the inhabitants of Flint, Michigan and various other people.

The sequence centers on Beau Lee Cooper, a Black civil rights lawyer who “tackles coronary heart-wrenching instances of corruption and injustice whilst celebrating Black really like, pleasure and resilience.” As a press launch clarifies, the two novels are informed by Crump’s many years of courtroom knowledge and his particular revelations, prepared to “emphasize the electrical power of blood ties, group bonds in the face of violence and supply hope for a far better potential.”

“I really feel it is important to introduce a charismatic determine to the planet who reveals the realities of the legal landscape and the justice procedure via the eyes and experiences of the marginalized and the voiceless,” Crump reported in a statement. “A individual of coloration who allows audience to stage into an expansive universe of people they may possibly never otherwise notice or comprehend and, in the method, with any luck , be motivated to broaden their views and even come to a decision to perform a component in transferring modern society to real justice for all.”

North American publishing legal rights were being bought by UTA and Artistry Collective’s Cameron S. Mitchell to Bantam Guides government editor Jenny Chen.

The ebook deal is Crump’s most current foray into entertainment. He was the subject of the 2022 Netflix documentary “Civil” and, before this 12 months, made and narrated a documentary small film titled “How to Sue the Klan: The Tale of the Chattanooga 5.” The brief tells the tale of 5 Black women from Chattanooga who took on the Ku Klux Klan in a historic 1982 civil situation, fighting to keep them accountable for their crimes and bring justice to their local community. Eventually, their victory set a legal precedent that continues to inspire the ongoing fight against organized detest. “How to Sue the Klan” was an official assortment at the Social Justice Now Film Competition in February and will display screen at ABFF and the Martha’s Winery African American Movie Competition later this yr.

Bantam Books is an imprint of Random Property, a division of Penguin Random Dwelling LLC. Crump is represented by UTA and managed by Artistry Collective’s Mitchell.