#REPOST @emmetttilllegacyfoundation with @get__repost__app @emmetttilllegacyfoundation The House passed legislation on Monday that would classify lynching as a federal hate crime. Lawmakers easily passed the bill, which is named after #EmmettTill, a 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched in 1955, on a 422-3 vote. While the bill sailed through with bipartisan support, three Republicans - Reps. Andrew Clyde (Ga.), Thomas Massie (Ky.) and Chip Roy (Texas) - voted against it. The legislation's passage comes more than 120 years after the first federal anti-lynching legislation was introduced by then-Rep. George Henry White, who was the only Black member of Congress at that time. "Our nation endured a shameful period during which thousands of African Americans were lynched as a means of racial subordination and enforcing white supremacy. These violent incidents were largely tolerated by state and federal officials, and they represent a stain on our nation's legacy," said House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). "Today, we acknowledge this disgraceful chapter in American history, and we send a clear message that such violent actions - motivated by hatred and bigotry - will not be tolerated in this country," Nadler said. The bill, authored by Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.), would designate lynching as a hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. #AntiLynchingAct #NowOnToTheSenate #JusticeForEmmettTill next!! #repostandroid #repostw10 https://www.instagram.com/p/CajBPYrgmjAA_40UsQBwjsl3rlDJNLg_PDPVkM0/?utm_medium=tumblr