The Emmett Till Antilynching Act is a United States federal legislation that makes lynching a federal hate crime. The bill was named after 14-year-old Emmett Till, who was lynched in Mississippi in 1955, sparking national and international outrage. A federal antilynching bill in some form had been in discussion for over a century and had been proposed hundreds of times. Past attempts … Continue reading Biden Signs the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into Law!