MS HC56

Formally apologizes on behalf of Mississippi for the state's role in the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till and the subsequent acquittal of his killers

Acknowledges Mississippi created an environment of hostile beliefs and ideologies that led to Till's kidnapping, torture, and brutal murder in Money, Mississippi on August 28, 1955

References Carolyn Bryant's confession that her inflammatory story, which led to Till's death, was fabricated

Expresses deepest sympathy to Emmett Till's family and encourages remembrance and teaching of Civil Rights Movement history to prevent similar tragedies

Specifies the resolution shall not be used as a basis for any type of litigation and directs copies be sent to state officials, NAACP, and Southern Christian Leadership Conference