House Apologizes For Slavery; Rappers React
July 31st, 2008 by
On July 29 the House of Representatives issued a formal apology to African Americans for the atrocities committed against them and their ancestors during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade and Jim Crow segregation laws.
Tennessee Democrat Steve Cohen created the vote as one of his first actions as a new congressman in 2007.
The resolution was introduced after Cohen found out the Senate would not be able to do a joint resolution.
Cohen also made history as the first white...(read more)
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