Alvin Sykes
Alvin Sykes
Alvin Sykes is a civil right activist who investigates unsolved murder cases of African Americans that occurred during the Civil Rights Movement era within the United States. He is also the impetus for the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act, a federal law enacted in 2008. The Emmett Till law is due to expire and Sykes is seeking to expand the law and make it permanent...
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The reason it did not pass the first time around had nothing to do with the merits.
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At our request, we have asked the federal government to create a unit on unsolved Civil Rights murders before 1970, which is why we must care. There are those who believe that since the two men are dead that it should be left alone, why dredge up the past, that attitudes are better.
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The Unsolved Civil Rights Crime Act that is before the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives has been doubled from $5 million to $10 million, $5 million for the FBI and $5 million for the Justice Department.
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The FBI originally thought he was one of the three.
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Already around the world, Philadelphia means something different than it did a month ago. You see it as a beacon of hope for truth and justice.
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One of them was convicted just three months ago. In all, 18 were tried. Seven were convicted of Civil Rights violations and got a few years. The others were acquitted.
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I did not know there were people you could go to for help.
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If it was good enough for Kennedy, and it was good enough for King, it was good enough for Emmett Till.
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Joyce Chiles made this a real investigation with real consequences.
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Our whole objective was to have the FBI come in and lead an investigation. We will know the truth.
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Like it was, wow, this woman has spent the equivalent of my lifetime pursuing this one thing.