Congressman Bobby Rush

Representing the 1st District of Illinois

U.S. Rep. Bobby L. Rush Responds To No Federal Charges In Emmett Tills Murder

Mar 17, 2006
Press Release

WASHINGTON (March 17, 2006) - Although the statue of limitations has expired to press federal charges in the murder case of Emmett Till, I am counting on the State of Mississippi to deliver what the FBI cannot justice.  

 Emmett Tills life had value 50 years ago and still does today.  On behalf of his family and the American people, its time for the State of <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Mississippi to bring criminal charges against any surviving co-conspirators. If we are to truly move forward in this great nation, we must rectify our past beginning with one of the most brutal murders in our history.