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Illinois U.S. Rep Jesús "Chuy" García: "Emmett Till was violently killed 67 years ago today. He was one of 6,500+ Black Americans lynched between..."

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Jesús "Chuy" García tweeted the following:

"Emmett Till was violently killed 67 years ago today. He was one of 6,500+ Black Americans lynched between 1865 and 1950. Earlier this year, Congress passed and @POTUS signed into law the Antilynching Act named after Emmett, making lynching a federal hate crime."
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Here are other recent tweets from Jesús "Chuy" García:

"Always proud of being bilingual and bicultural! Thanks for the invitation to this trip @ChrisMurphyCT. The US must always prioritize its relations with countries in our own hemisphere. Latin America cannot be an afterthought. twitter.com/ChrisMurphyCT/" on Aug. 27
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"This #WomensHealthDayofAction and #WomensEqualityDay, women have less rights and access to reproductive health than their moms did because of MAGA Republicans efforts to control women. I will continue fighting to #PeopleOverPolitics to defend womens health care decisions." on Aug. 26
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"To learn more about the challenges undocumented seniors face, read these series by @LAURA_N_ROD and @ballesteros_312
bit.ly/3QSbnbB" on Aug. 26
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