More than a century after the first anti-lynching legislation was introduced in Congress by a Black member from North Carolina, lawmakers finally passed a bill that makes lynching a federal crime. Advocates hope that the new law will address the generational damage caused by racial violence and prevent modern-day lynchings from going unpunished.
Since the first anti-lynching bill was introduced in 1900, over 200 attempts have been made to pass a federal law designating the extrajudicial killing of. 11.03.2022, Sputnik International
The Senate on Monday passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which categorizes lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill now awaits President Joe Biden s signature.
The Senate on Monday passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, which categorizes lynching as a federal hate crime. The bill now awaits President Joe Biden s signature.