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Delaware signs symbolic resolution to apologize for slavery
Source: Associated Press
Delaware signs symbolic resolution to apologize for slavery
Associated Press and Reuters
Wednesday 10 February 2016 18.28 GMT
Delaware’s state government has apologized for its role in slavery and the wrongs of the Jim Crow era, with governor Jack Markell signing a symbolic resolution on Wednesday to atone for the centuries of systemic injustice.
Along with signing the resolution passed by state lawmakers last month, Markell presented a proclamation recognizing African American History Month. He also helped unveil an exhibit commemorating the 125th anniversary of historically black Delaware State University.
“It is not enough for us to refrain from the bad; it’s not enough for us to be silent,” Markell said at the signing. “We have to speak up, and that is what this is all about.”
Delaware State University president Harry Williams and state archivist Stephen Marz were among those at the ceremony at the Delaware Public Archives building.
The resolution is a symbolic measure aimed at promoting “reconciliation and healing”. It passed overwhelmingly in the state house last week, and “acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow”.
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Associated Press and Reuters
Wednesday 10 February 2016 18.28 GMT
Delaware’s state government has apologized for its role in slavery and the wrongs of the Jim Crow era, with governor Jack Markell signing a symbolic resolution on Wednesday to atone for the centuries of systemic injustice.
Along with signing the resolution passed by state lawmakers last month, Markell presented a proclamation recognizing African American History Month. He also helped unveil an exhibit commemorating the 125th anniversary of historically black Delaware State University.
“It is not enough for us to refrain from the bad; it’s not enough for us to be silent,” Markell said at the signing. “We have to speak up, and that is what this is all about.”
Delaware State University president Harry Williams and state archivist Stephen Marz were among those at the ceremony at the Delaware Public Archives building.
The resolution is a symbolic measure aimed at promoting “reconciliation and healing”. It passed overwhelmingly in the state house last week, and “acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery and Jim Crow”.
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Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/10/delaware-signs-symbolic-resolution-slavery-apology
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