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Biden hosts screening of film about lynching of Emmett Till
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden hosts screening of film about lynching of Emmett Till

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Thursday hosted a screening of the movie “ Till,” a wrenching, new drama about the 1955 lynching of Emmett Till, who was brutally killed after a white woman said the Black 14-year-old had made improper advances toward her. “History matters,” Biden said in brief remarks before the lights in the East Room came down …

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Emmett Till And His Mother Posthumously Awarded Congressional Gold Medal
2 years ago

Emmett Till And His Mother Posthumously Awarded Congressional Gold Medal

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Congress has passed legislation to posthumously award Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, with the Congressional Gold Medal. The Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021, which is now awaiting President Joe Biden’s signature, passed in the House of Representatives on Wednesday. The Congressional Gold Medal is an award given by Congress …

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Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders
2 years, 2 months ago

Mamie Till depiction seen as tribute to Black female leaders

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Gwen Carr sat up straight in her seat as she heard lines of dialogue delivered by the actor portraying Mamie Till-Mobley, the mother of Emmett Till, a 14-year-old Black boy whose lynching in Mississippi in 1955 catalyzed the U.S. civil rights movement. “As I watched that film, I became Mamie Till,” Carr said last month at a …

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Grand jury declines to indict woman, 87, whose accusation led to Emmett Till’s killing
2 years, 4 months ago

Grand jury declines to indict woman, 87, whose accusation led to Emmett Till’s killing

LA Times  

A grand jury in Mississippi has declined to indict the white woman whose accusation set off the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till nearly 70 years ago, despite revelations about an unserved arrest warrant and a newly revealed memoir by the woman, a prosecutor said Tuesday. After hearing more than seven hours of testimony from investigators and witnesses, a Leflore …

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1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found; family seeks arrest
2 years, 5 months ago

1955 warrant in Emmett Till case found; family seeks arrest

LA Times  

An undated portrait of Emmett Louis Till, 14, whose weighted-down body was found in the Tallahatchie River near the Delta community of Money, Miss., on Aug. 31, 1955. A team searching a Mississippi courthouse basement for evidence about the lynching of Black teenager Emmett Till has found the unserved warrant charging a white woman in his 1955 kidnapping, and relatives …

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Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime
2 years, 8 months ago

Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Presidents typically say a few words before they turn legislation into law. But that’s how we set it up.” He thanked the audience of civil rights leaders, Congressional Black Caucus members and other guests who kept pushing for the law for “never giving up, never ever giving up.” Congress first considered anti-lynching legislation more than 120 years ago. …

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EXPLAINER: What’s behind the new federal anti-lynching law?
2 years, 8 months ago

EXPLAINER: What’s behind the new federal anti-lynching law?

Associated Press  

President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed into law the first bill that specifies lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is “clearly symbolic,” in addition to having teeth, said Damon T. Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. It had failed to pass anti-lynching legislation nearly 200 times, starting …

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‘Historic injustice’: Biden makes lynching a US hate crime
2 years, 8 months ago

‘Historic injustice’: Biden makes lynching a US hate crime

Al Jazeera  

Joe Biden signs anti-lynching law named after Emmett Till, a Black teen who was brutally killed in Mississippi in 1955. United States President Joe Biden has signed into law the first federal legislation that makes lynching a federal hate crime in the country after civil rights groups pushed for such a measure for more than a century. “No federal law …

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Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts
2 years, 8 months ago

Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts

NPR  

Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts Enlarge this image toggle caption Natasha Moustache/Getty Images Natasha Moustache/Getty Images After multiple failed attempts across twelve decades, there is now a federal law that designates lynching as a hate crime. Sponsor Message Racial Justice President Biden has signed a bill that makes lynching a federal hate …

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Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching hate crime

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. Years in the making, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is among some 200 bills that have been introduced over the past century that have tried …

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Congress finally passes Emmett Till bill making lynching a federal hate crime
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress finally passes Emmett Till bill making lynching a federal hate crime

Daily Mail  

Congress has finally passed the legislation that will make lynching a federal hate crime, carrying a maximum sentence of 30 years. 'After more than 200 failed attempts to outlaw lynching, Congress is finally succeeding in taking a long overdue action by passing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act,' said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. The bill will make it possible …

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US Congress passes bill to make lynching federal hate crime
2 years, 9 months ago

US Congress passes bill to make lynching federal hate crime

Al Jazeera  

Senate unanimously approves legislation to federally ban lynching, a ‘weapon of racial terror’ used against Black people. Congress has given final approval to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the United States, sending the bill to President Joe Biden to sign into law. Years in the making, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, …

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Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching a hate crime
2 years, 9 months ago

Congress passes Emmett Till bill to make lynching a hate crime

LA Times  

Rep. Bobby L. Rush speaks during a news conference about the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act on Capitol Hill in 2020. Congress gave final approval Monday to legislation that for the first time would make lynching a federal hate crime in the U.S., sending the bill to President Biden to sign into law. Years in the making, the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching …

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