U.S : Urge CONGRESS to PASS the EMMETT TILL ANTI-LYNCHING ACT !

 

 

 

Friend, last week the Senate passed legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and his mother, Mamie. Emmett was only 14 years old in 1955 when he was brutally murdered for allegedly whistling at a white woman. His murder helped to spark the start of the modern Civil Rights Movement.    While awarding Emmett with a medal is a kind gesture, passing the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act would be an even better gesture towards helping Emmett’s family ensure that what happened to him would never happen to anyone again.        Sign the petition and urge congress to pass the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act.            SIGN THE PETITION                                 The Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act would for the first time designate lynching as a federal hate crime.The bill was introduced in 2019 by Congressman Bobby Rush and passed the house 410-4. As the bill was being considered by the Senate, Sen. Rand Paul prevented the bill from being passed by unanimous consent.    Congressman Rush has recently announced he will be retiring from the House. Let’s send Rush into the sunset of his career by passing legislation that would designate lynching as a federal hate crime, once and for all.        Sign the petition and demand congress pass the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act           SIGN THE PETITION           Yours in the struggle,            Marquese Averett, Daily Kos.                                                                   Daily Kos Liberation League Relies on Activists Like You. Half our revenue comes from readers like you, meaning we literally couldn't do this work without you. Can you chip in $5 right now to help Daily Kos Liberation League keep fighting ? Chip in $5  Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Contributions to Daily Kos are not tax deductible.