October 29, 2009 - Posted by Tyler Lewis
President Obama signed the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act into law yesterday, October 28.
The following slide show features photographs of President Obama and the families of Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr., at the White House signing ceremony and a reception at the Human Rights Campaign headquarters in Washington, D.C., for activists who worked more than a decade to pass this landmark legislation.
Photo Credits: Jenna Wandres of LCCR and Sammie Moshenberg of National Council of Jewish Women
Categories: Hate Crimes & LLEHCPA
