A Very American Crime Has a Moment
On passage of the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
In a week of bad news there was, at least, a bit of qualified good.
On Monday the U.S. Senate finally passed legislation that makes lynching a federal crime. Now the bill, which was previously passed by the House of Representatives, goes to President Biden, who is expected to sign it into law.
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