race relations
After dark
Submitted by James Protzman on Fri, 09/05/2008 - 6:09pm
This is truly hilarious. Pictures that say a zillion words.
NC Senate apologizes for slavery; House adjourns
Submitted by Barry Ragin on Thu, 04/05/2007 - 3:18pmFrom the Associated Press:
The North Carolina Senate apologized Thursday for the Legislature's role in promoting slavery and Jim Crow laws that denied basic human rights to the state's black citizens.
Following the lead of lawmakers in neighboring Virginia, the Senate unanimously backed a resolution acknowledging its "profound contrition for the official acts that sanctioned and perpetuated the denial of basic human rights and dignity to fellow humans.
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The North Carolina House would have to approve the measure for it to be formalized. A similar resolution is pending in state House, which adjourned for the Easter holiday weekend on Thursday without taking any action.
