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Barney Davis

US passes Emmett Till anti-lynching bill after 200 attempts

Bobby Rush speaks during a news conference alongside a picture of Emmett Till at right

(Picture: AP)

The US Senate has unanimously passed legislation that will make lynching a federal hate crime, in a historic first that comes after more than a century of failed efforts.

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is among some 200 bills that have been introduced over the past 100 years that have tried to ban lynching in America.

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