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While it is was beyond the purview, time allocation, and resources of this  Task  Force  to  research  contemporary  psychological  effects  of the  enslavement,  the Task Force  does  hope that through the establishment  of a  commission  that  research  can  be  undertaken  into the   consequences   of almost   four  centuries   of psycho-historical damage  from  which black Marylanders  of African  descent have likely suffered.    Unlike this Task Force which was without staff, budget or other resources,  such a commission,  it would be  hoped, would have the resources to  study the coping and achievement skills (both   functional   and   dysfunctional)   that  many  Marylanders   have developed  to  endure  and  overcome  their prolonged  and  intensive psycho-historical  ordeal  as  the  offsprings  of slaves.
Additionally, such a commission, it is hoped, would be able to investigate the economic impact of the legacy of slavery, for example,   with  respect  to   sharecropping,   appropriation   of land,   and ongoing  practices  of de  facto  residential  segregation and   investigate strategies   to   ameliorate  their  disparate   impact.
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