The Emmett Till Act, named after the African American teenager whose brutal murder in 1955 helped spark the Civil Rights Movement, passed the House by a 422 to 2 margin.
The act calls for looking into cold cases of murdered African Americans. One of the sponsors of the bill was Rep. Kenny Hulshof, R-Columbia.
The Emmett Till story is one that has been written about dozens of times during the third quarter research project in Mr. Randy Turner's communication arts classes at Joplin South Middle School.
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