AdvertisementLynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked effortsMarch 29, 2022Eric McDanielElena MoorefacebookEmailA woman holds a sign in honor of Emmett Till during a protest on June 13, 2020, in Chicago. Protests erupted across the U.S. after George Floyd was killed while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. (Getty Images)