Congressman Cohen Highlights Importance of Acknowledging Lynchings in a Public Comment to the National Park Service
April 01, 2026
April 01, 2026
WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Cohen Highlights Importance of Acknowledging Lynchings in a Public Comment to the National Park Service
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Follows 2022 passage of his Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) Act
MEMPHIS - In 2022, President Biden signed into law the Evaluating Lynching Locations (or ELL) for National Park Sites Act, named in part in memory of Ell . . .
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Congressman Cohen Highlights Importance of Acknowledging Lynchings in a Public Comment to the National Park Service
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Follows 2022 passage of his Evaluating Lynching Locations (ELL) Act
MEMPHIS - In 2022, President Biden signed into law the Evaluating Lynching Locations (or ELL) for National Park Sites Act, named in part in memory of Ell . . .