House Passes Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act
“The gruesome and unjust murder of Emmett Till serves as one of the most well-known examples of a lynching in American history,” said Rep. Rush. …
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Rep. Bobby Rush’s Emmett Till Antilynching Act Passes U.S. Senate Unanimously
The Emmett Till Antilynching Act would, for the first time in U.S. history, designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Despite more than 200 attempts…
Rush Applauds Unanimous Senate Passage of Bill to Award Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley
“The lynching of Emmett Till changed my life and it changed our entire nation,” said Rush
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Rush Statement on Verdict in McMichael and Bryan Trial for Murder of Ahmaud Arbery
“Ahmaud Arbery’s murder was a modern-day lynching. The facts were clear. The crime was captured on video. The men who killed Arbery deserve to be …
Rush Calls for Federal Investigation into Disappearance and Death of Jelani Day in Letter to AG Garland and FBI Director Wray
Today, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (D-Ill.) called on Attorney General Merrick Garland and FBI Director Christopher Wray to launch a federal …