Nearly 65 years ago, Emmett Till was lynched in the Mississippi Delta by his 14-year-old brother. The U.S. House of Representatives passed Wednesday, unanimously, legislation that named Till and would make lynching a federal hate crime. On Wednesday, the House approved the Emmett Till Antilynching Act (sponsored by Bobby Rush of Illinois). The measure was approved by all four Mississippi congressmen. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson who represents the areas Till was abducted, and killed, said that the anti-lynching legislation was long overdue. He added, “No matter how late it is, it is never too soon to ensure justice is served.” The bill was unanimously approved by the U.S. Senate last year. The bill was passed by the U.S. Senate as the presiding officer. There are minor differences between the Senate and House bills that need to be resolved before the measure is sent to President Donald Trump for his consideration. Till was just 14 years old when he was killed while on a visit to Mississippi from Chicago. Till visited Money with his cousins. Roy and Carolyn Bryant owned the store. Till claimed that Till grabbed Till’s arm and placed his hands on her waist, making sexually suggestive comments. Roy Bryant and J.W. Bryant were his brothers. Later, Till was kidnapped by Milam from his family’s home. Till’s body was discovered days later. He had been severely beaten and shot. A cotton gin fan was tied around his neck with barbedwire before being thrown into Tallahatchie River. The modern civil rights era was ignited by Till’s open-casket photograph published in Jet magazine. Roy Bryant, Milam and others were not convicted of the murders. However, they later admitted to it in an interview with a magazine. Nearly 200 times had Congress failed to pass anti-lynching legislation. This was a bill that was introduced by Rep. George Henry White, North Carolina’s only black member of Congress, in 1900. (Correction) Story updated to reflect the fact that the measure will not be sent to White House until the language differences in both the Senate and House bills have been reconciled. )