/tags/lynching lynching en-US WLRN Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:44:09 GMT /news/2022-04-21/a-civil-rights-memorial-in-alabama-expands-to-document-lynching-victims-stories The Equal Justice Initiative addresses America's history of racial violence at a time when state lawmakers nationwide have been trying to limit teaching about divisive topics in public schools. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 16:44:09 GMT /news/2022-04-21/a-civil-rights-memorial-in-alabama-expands-to-document-lynching-victims-stories Debbie Elliott /news/2022-03-30/lynching-is-now-a-federal-hate-crime-after-a-century-of-blocked-efforts President Biden signed the Emmett Till Antilynching Act into law, the culmination of more than a century of efforts to designate lynching as a federal hate crime. Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:39:38 GMT /news/2022-03-30/lynching-is-now-a-federal-hate-crime-after-a-century-of-blocked-efforts Eric McDaniel, Elena Moore /news/2022-03-08/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crime-legislation-to-biden The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act designates lynching as a federal hate crime and sets prison terms of up to 30 years for those convicted. Tue, 08 Mar 2022 13:09:37 GMT /news/2022-03-08/senate-passes-anti-lynching-bill-and-sends-federal-hate-crime-legislation-to-biden Peter Granitz /news/2021-05-10/maryland-governor-grants-posthumous-pardons-to-34-black-lynching-victims Maryland is the first state to issue a comprehensive set of pardons to the victims of lynching. Across the U.S., more than 4,000 Black people were lynched in acts of racial terror. Mon, 10 May 2021 10:19:03 GMT /news/2021-05-10/maryland-governor-grants-posthumous-pardons-to-34-black-lynching-victims Eric McDaniel