Column — The Long-Overdue Emmett Till Antilynching Law

By Amy Goodman & Denis Moynihan “The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them,” Ida B. Wells wrote. While Emmett Till’s murderers escaped justice, his short life, and his mother Mamie Till-Mobley’s tireless activism, charted the path forward for us all to permanently reject racist terror. Democracy Now! is a daily independent news hour hosted by award-winning journalists Amy Goodman and Juan González. Visit democracynow.org to watch and listen to the latest interviews, read through show transcripts, search the vast news archive or to make a donation to support our nonprofit news program. Livestream weekdays 8 a.m. ET. Follow Democracy Now! on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, SoundCloud and iTunes.