EmmettTill Antilynching Act Passed House with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support Bill brings the nation one step closer to adopting the first federal anti-lynching legislation Today the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act in an overwhelming bipartisan vote (422-3), legislation which would finally declare lynching a federal hate crime. In 1955, Emmett Till, … Continued
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