WASHINGTON — After years of trying, a federal anti-lynching bill named after Emmett Till — and championed by Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., — is headed to President Joe Biden’s desk to sign after the Senate unanimously on Monday passed the measure.
Under the legislation, a lynching for the first time in the nation’s history will be defined as a hate crime. A person convicted of a lynching will face federal criminal penalties, including prison.
