Rep. Lawrence Issues Statement on Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act
February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- Rep. Brenda Lawrence, D-Michigan, issued the following statement regarding the passage of the Emmitt Till Anti-Lynching Act (H.R. 35):
"For more than 200 years, there have been attempts to pass anti-lynching legislation with the very first bill being introduced more than a century ago.
"As a co-sponsor of H.R. 35, 'The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act,' I would like for African American residents to be assured that everyone across this coun . . .
"For more than 200 years, there have been attempts to pass anti-lynching legislation with the very first bill being introduced more than a century ago.
"As a co-sponsor of H.R. 35, 'The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act,' I would like for African American residents to be assured that everyone across this coun . . .