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On the recordFebruary 16, 2021
Back in 2007, I introduced H. Res. 194--that was my first year in Congress--an apology by the House of Representatives for its role in perpetuating both slavery and its noxious offspring, Jim Crow.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Cohen recalls his introduction of a resolution apologizing for slavery.

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