EventMass Incarceration

Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act Passes

September 24, 2008· Washington D.C., District of Columbia

People
President George W. Bush; John Lewis

The Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act is an Act of the United States Congress introduced by John Lewis (GA-5) that allows the reopening of cold cases of suspected violent crimes committed against African Americans before 1970. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the legislation on June 20, 2007, by a vote of 422 to 2. The U.S. Senate passed the legislation on September 24, 2008, by unanimous consent, and President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on October 7.

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  1. 1.Emmett_Till_Unsolved_Civil_Rights_Crime_Actwikipedia
  2. 2.Emmett_Till_Antilynching_Actwikipedia