Rep. Engel Issues Statement on House Passage of Emmett Till Antilynching Act
February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Eliot Engel, D-New York, issued the following statement on the House passage of the Emmett Till Antilynching Act (H.R. 35):
"This week, the House corrected a centuries old wrong. H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, fixes an egregious omission in current federal law by finally designating lynching as a federal hate crime.
"Passage of this bill is long overdue, especially for the thousands of African-Americans who have been te . . .
"This week, the House corrected a centuries old wrong. H.R. 35, the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, fixes an egregious omission in current federal law by finally designating lynching as a federal hate crime.
"Passage of this bill is long overdue, especially for the thousands of African-Americans who have been te . . .