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Colorlines Magazine

| November 01, 2008 | Hing, Julianne Ong | COPYRIGHT 2008 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

THE HOUSE ISSUED an unprecedented apology this summer to Blacks in the U.S. who had endured slavery and Jim Crow laws. Apologizing for the institution of slavery has enjoyed being in vogue in state legislatures in recent years, with New Jersey, Alabama and a few other states whose lawmakers have issued the formal ...

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