legislation: 110-hres-194

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110-hres-194 110 hres 194 Apologizing for the enslavement and racial segregation of African-Americans. Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 2007-02-27 2008-07-29 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. House Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] TN D C001068 120 Acknowledges that slavery is incompatible with the basic principle recognized in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. Acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow. Apologizes to African-Americans on behalf of the U.S. people for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors. Commits to rectifying the lingering consequences of slavery and Jim Crow and to stopping future human rights violations. 2023-01-11T19:59:27Z  

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