Emmett Till Antilynching Act
This page analyzes a single policy using structured scoring, historical evidence, source quality, and measurable outcomes.
Summary
Would have established a specific federal criminal civil-rights violation for lynching, reviving a reform Congress had failed to enact for more than a century.
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Impact Reading
Very high documented impact
Evidence Base
Limited evidence from Government sources.
Data Completeness
Needs Review record with 1 source and 0 metrics.
Outcome Summary
The House passed H.R. 35 in February 2020, but the bill stalled in the Senate, extending Congress's long record of delayed federal action against racial-terror violence.
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Impact Scores
This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.
Total Impact Score
27
Directness
5
How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.
Material Impact
4
The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.
Evidence
5
Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.
Durability
4
How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.
Equity
0
Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.
Harm Offset
0
Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.
Scoring Notes: A major symbolic and legal reform that remained blocked despite the long history of failed anti-lynching legislation.
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Suggested Relationships
These policies may be related based on shared categories, era, and proximity in time.
2020 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 0
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 1
2021 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Blocked
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 1
1994 • Law • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Mixed
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 26
1988 • Law • Republican Party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 32
1986 • Law • Republican Party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 2 • Year Distance: 34
2020 • Agency Action • Republican Party
Contemporary Era • Negative
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 0
2021 • Executive Order • Democratic Party
Contemporary Era • Positive
Shared Categories: 1 • Year Distance: 1
Sources
H.R.35 - Emmett Till Antilynching Act
Congress.gov • Government
Published: Feb 26, 2020
Official bill page showing House passage and Senate receipt.
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