US Congress passes law making lynching a hate crime
The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act was among some 200 bills that have been introduced over the past century that have tried to ban lynching in America. Photo: Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference about the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act in 2020. Till, pictured at right, was a 14-year-old African-American who was lynched…
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