U.S. Senate Apologizes For Slavery
June 19, 2009 – 7:49 amIn conjunction with today’s Juneteenth holiday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a resolution, yesterday, apologizing for slavery and the subsequent Jim Crow laws that continually furthered racial discrimination. Several individual states have passed similar legislation, but this is the first official apology from the federal government.
While some criticize these types of resolutions because they don’t provide any tangible change, apologies are still very important as they often serve as a great starting point for improvement in the future.
-JH
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