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THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND
(Final Report) 1999/12/31
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THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND
(Final Report) 1999/12/31
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2 HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION No. 12 1 and discrimination since the complete abolition of slavery by the Thirteenth Amendment 2 in 1865, have made substantial contributions to the nation; and 3 WHEREAS, All Americans of every race, color, creed, and ethnic or national origin, 4 from whatever period of immigration to these shores, who share a common vision of the 5 hopes and dreams of this nation, can relate to the trauma and hardship endured by the 6 slaves; and 7 WHEREAS, The United States Congress and the President of the United States have 8 the necessary powers to establish commissions to propose appropriate commemorative 9 monuments; and 10 WHEREAS, No monument or memorial exists in our nation to honor and 11 commemorate the unusual and towering example of the forebears of African-Americans 12 who endured, despite the staggering loss of life; now, therefore, be it 13 RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, That the State of 14 Maryland request the President and the Congress of the United States to take the 15 necessary actions to create a national commission to propose an appropriate 16 commemorative monument in recognition of African American Middle Passage and Slavery 17 and of the contributions African American slaves who survived made to the economic 18 development of America; and be it further 19 RESOLVED, That copies of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of 20 Legislative Reference to the Honorable George Bush, President of the United States, 1600 21 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D. C.; the Honorable J. Danforth Quayle, Vice 22 President of the United States, United States Senate, Washington, D.C.; and the 23 Honorable Jim Wright, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 24 Washington, D.C.; and be it further 25 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be forwarded by the Department of 26 Legislative Reference to the Maryland Congressional Delegation: Senators Paul S. 27 Sarbanes and Barbara A. Mikulski, Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510; and 28 Representatives Royden P. Dyson, Helen Delich Bentley, Benjamin L. Cardin, C. Thomas 29 McMillen, Steny H. Hoyer, Beverly B. Byron, Kweisi Mfume, and Constance A. Morella, 30 House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515.