U.S. Senate Apologizes For Failure To Enact Anti-Lynching Legislation

CHICAGO - JUNE 13: A photograph from the 1934 Marianna, Florida lynching of Claude Neal hangs on the wall at an exhibit about lynching at the Chicago Historical Society June 13, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. The "Without Sanctuary" exhibit features a collection of lynching photographs and other memorabilia. The Senate today is expected to apologize for its past failures to pass a law stop lynching, a crime that cost the lives of over 4,700 people, mostly blacks, between 1882 and 1968. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
CHICAGO - JUNE 13: A photograph from the 1934 Marianna, Florida lynching of Claude Neal hangs on the wall at an exhibit about lynching at the Chicago Historical Society June 13, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. The "Without Sanctuary" exhibit features a collection of lynching photographs and other memorabilia. The Senate today is expected to apologize for its past failures to pass a law stop lynching, a crime that cost the lives of over 4,700 people, mostly blacks, between 1882 and 1968. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
U.S. Senate Apologizes For Failure To Enact Anti-Lynching Legislation
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