Biden signs bill making lynching federal hate crime

STORY: Biden signs bill making lynching federal hate crime DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of signing ceremony 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): KAMALA HARRIS, U.S. Vice President STORYLINE: U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation Tuesday afternoon to make lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOE BIDEN, U.S. President "The law is not just about the past. It's about our present, and the future as well." Biden made the remarks from the White House Rose Garden to mark the signing. He also stressed that U.S. civil rights leaders and lawmakers have been working for more than 100 years to pass such a bill. Biden was joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, who co-sponsored a version of the bill when she served in the Senate, as well as other political and civil rights figures. Harris called lynching a "stain on the history of our n

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

(220329) -- WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden signs the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on March 29, 2022. Biden signed legislation Tuesday afternoon to make lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

(220329) -- WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (L) speaks after U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on March 29, 2022. Biden signed legislation Tuesday afternoon to make lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

(220329) -- WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden speaks after signing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on March 29, 2022. Biden signed legislation Tuesday afternoon to make lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-BIDEN-ANTI-LYNCHING ACT-SIGNING

(220329) -- WASHINGTON, March 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden (R) speaks after signing the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on March 29, 2022. Biden signed legislation Tuesday afternoon to make lynching a federal hate crime for the first time in American history. (Xinhua/Liu Jie)

Once Upon A Time In The West - film (1968)

Once Upon A Time In The West - film (1968)

Henry Fonda Characters: Frank Film: Once Upon A Time In The West; C'Era Una Volta Il West (C'era una volta il West) It/Usa 1968, Director: Sergio Leone 21 December 1968 Date: 21-Dec-68

Once Upon A Time In The West - film (1968)

Once Upon A Time In The West - film (1968)

Henry Fonda Characters: Frank Film: Once Upon A Time In The West; C'Era Una Volta Il West (C'era una volta il West) It/Usa 1968, Director: Sergio Leone 21 December 1968 Spiel mir das Lied vom Tod (C'era una volta il West , IT/USA 1968, Regie: Sergio Leone) Henry Fonda (2v.r.) / ------- WICHTIG: Nutzung nur bei Filmtitelnennung und/oder in Zusammenhang mit Berichterstattung ?ber diesen Film --- IMPORTANT: To be used solely for coverage of this specific motion picture/tv programme Date: 21-Dec-68