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| 1 | 1 | <tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><p> </p> </td></tr></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SJ0037</td><td class="xsl" align="center"></td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13386 MST 25717 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><center><code>SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION</code></center> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Emmett Till was born in Chicago on July 25, 1941; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, In August 1955, at the age of 14, Emmett Till was </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>brutally abducted, tortured, and lynched in Mississippi after </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>being accused of interacting with a white women, an event that </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">7</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>shocked the conscience of the nation; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">8</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Emmett Till's mother, Mamie Till-Mobley, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">9</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>courageously insisted on an open-casket funeral to expose the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">10</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>brutality of her son's murder, galvanizing national and </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">11</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>international outrage; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">12</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, The acquittal of Emmett Till's killers by an </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">13</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>all-white jury highlighted the pervasive racial injustices of </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">14</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the time and served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">15</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>Movement; and</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">16</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>WHEREAS, Emmett Till's tragic death and his mother's </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">17</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>activism have left an indelible mark on American history, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">18</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>inspiring generations to fight against racial injustice; </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">19</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>therefore, be it</code> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">20</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code> </code><code>RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL </code></td></tr></table><table class="xsl" width="650"><tr><td class="lineNum" colspan="3"><p> </p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl" colspan="3"><table class="xsl" width="100%"><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="5%"></colgroup><colgroup width="30%"></colgroup><colgroup width="20%"></colgroup><colgroup width="40%"></colgroup><tr><td class="number"></td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" align="left">SJ0037</td><td class="xsl" align="center">- 2 -</td><td class="xsl" align="right">LRB104 13386 MST 25717 r</td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td class="xsl"> </td></tr><tr><td class="number">1</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">2</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare July 25, </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">3</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>2025 as Emmett Till Day in the State of Illinois to recognize </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">4</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>the life and legacy of Emmett Till and recognize the </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">5</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>historical significance of his death in the struggle for civil </code></td></tr><tr><td class="number">6</td><td class="junk"></td><td class="xsl" ><code>rights in the United States.</code> |