House Passes Historic Anti-Lynching Bill And Makes It A Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till

Name: House Passes Historic Anti-Lynching Bill And Makes It A Federal Crime, 65 Years After Emmett Till
Uploaded: 2020-02-27T15:42:24+00:00
Duration: 18 s
Channel: Newsweek
Description: Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The measure was approved 410 to 4 on Wednesday in the House and now goes to the White House, where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it.

Newsweek

Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, Congress has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law. The measure was approved 410 to 4 on Wednesday in the House and now goes to the White House, where President Donald Trump is expected to sign it.

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