Biden Signs Bill Named After Emmett Till, Lynching Now a Federal Hate Crime
Written by SOURCE on March 29, 2022
President Joe Biden has signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which now makes lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in U.S. history.
Now, a crime could “be prosecuted as a lynching when death or serious bodily injury results from a conspiracy to commit a hate crime,” per the Huffington Post, with those convicted facing upwards of 30 years in prison.
“This afternoon, I’m signing the long overdue Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law — making lynching a federal hate crime, Biden tweeted.
“Living up to our founding principles as a nation means coming to terms with the sins of our past. Today, we take another step toward that more perfect union,” he added.
This story is being updated.
