Out of 422 House votes on the Emmett Till Antilynching Act, Republican Reps. Thomas Massie, Andrew Clyde and Chip Roy voted against the historic legislation. Officially named H.R. 55, the bill aims to make lynching a federal hate crime punishable by up to 30 years in prison. According to NBC News, lawmakers failed to pass […]
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