Biden signs Emmett Till bill making lynching a federal hate crime
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Biden signs Emmett Till Antilynching Act
President Joe Biden signed legislation making lynching a federal hate crime. The bill is named for Emmett Till, the Black child killed in 1955 after being accused of whistling at…
Emmett Till’s family reflects on 100-year battle to pass anti-lynching bill | Nightline
Tuesday’s signing of the federal anti-lynching bill has been a moment that Emmett Till’s relatives say has been decades in the making. WATCH NIGHTLINE EPISODES: https://abc.go.com/shows/nightline ALSO AVAILABLE ON HULU:…
By the Numbers: Emmett Till Antilynching Act
After years of efforts, the Senate unanimously passed legislation that would make lynching a federal hate crime. ABC News Live Prime, Weekdays at 7EST & 9EST WATCH the ABC News…
New investigation into Emmett Till’s murder | Let the World See E3 l Part 2
More than 30 years after Emmett Till’s murder, the FBI opened a new investigation into the case and exhumed Till’s body to conduct a DNA test. WATCH THE FULL EPISODE…
Fighting for justice for Emmett Till | Let the World See E3 l Part 3
As protests erupted in the spring of 2020, Wheeler, Thelma and Ollie continue to fight for justice for their cousin Emmett Till, decades after Mamie Till-Mobley’s own death. WATCH THE…
The fight in Mrs. Mamie Till-Mobley | Let the World See E3 l Part 1
After the men who murdered her son Emmett Till are acquitted, Mamie Till-Mobley became a leader in the young civil rights movement which erupted across the country in the months…
Despite fearing for his life, key witness Reverend Wright testifies | Let the World See E2 l Part 3
Rev. Moses Wright, Emmett Till’s uncle, testified that the two white men Roy Bryant and J.W. Milman knocked on his door around 2 a.m. and kidnapped Emmett Till. WATCH THE…
Mamie Till-Mobley seeks justice for the brutal murder of her son | Let the World See E2 l Part 2
Roy Bryant and J.W. Milman were indicted for Emmett Till’s murder in July of 1955. Five lawyers volunteered to defend Bryant and Milman to an all-white, male jury. WATCH THE…
New ABC series ‘Women of the Movement’ shines a light on the mother of Emmett Till | Nightline
The six-part series highlights the role of Mamie Till-Mobley, a mother who turned her grief into a force for change, after her son was brutally murdered by two white men…