When Ollie Gordon saw the footage of the murder of George Floyd, she thought of her cousin Emmett Till.
By Associated Press - April 24, 2021
‘The death penalty is inextricably linked to our history of slavery, of lynching, and Jim Crow segregation.’
By Associated Press - September 20, 2020
The House passed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, after nearly 200 failed congressional attempts to pass anti-lynching legislation.
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