Near-Unanimous Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act Bill Passes

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By Kevin L. Clark ·Updated March 2, 2022

It looks as if the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act has finally passed on a near-unanimous basis to close out Black History Month.On Monday, Feb. 28, the bill now designates lynching as an “extrajudicial killing typically committed against Black Americans,” and is a federal hate crime. The measure was not without pushback as three House Republicans—Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Chip Roy of

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