Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act information
2008 US federal legislation
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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.[1] 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.[2]
^"H.R. 923 (110th): Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007".
^"H.R. 923 (110th): Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act of 2007".
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