Biden signs bill making lynching a federal hate crime into law

Written By Jill Jones

President Joe Biden signs into law H.R. 55, the "Emmett Till Antilynching Act" in the Rose Garden of at the White House Washington, DC, on March 29, 2022.

James Weldon Johnson lobbied for this law 100 years ago. It’s about time!

Jill Jones
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