Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act Passed House with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support.

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Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act Passed House with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support.

04-18-2022, 12:02 AM

I just heard about this. I think the bill passed a little while ago. What do you all think about this?

Emmett Till Antilynching Act Passed House with Overwhelming Bipartisan Support | Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

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Bill brings the nation one step closer to adopting the first federal anti-lynching legislation (Washington, DC) – 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, a young Black boy, was kidnapped […]
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04-18-2022, 03:41 PM

That bill needed to be passed decades ago. I understand in government things need to take time for bills to be passed, But slavery ended in
America in 1865, the civil rights movement started before to mid 50s. I can go on. When it comes to humanity it should not take this long to say no to lynching black people. Full stop.
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