{"id":1804084,"date":"2023-01-12T16:06:34","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:06:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804084"},"modified":"2023-01-12T16:07:55","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T21:07:55","slug":"house-dems-seek-national-apology-for-slavery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dems-seek-national-apology-for-slavery\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dems Seek National Apology for Slavery"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-dems-seek-national-apology-for-slavery%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1804084&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Democrats-Seek-national-apology-for-slavery-Legacy-of-slavery-lingers-heavily.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>The House Democrats are urging reparations and a national apology to slavery. They have reintroduced legislation to create a commission that would examine steps to address the issue. \u201ccruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery\u201d In the United States.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To keep the issue alive, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D.Texas) and 52 House Democrats proposed legislation.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was considered by the House Judiciary Committee during the last Congress that Democrats controlled, but it is unlikely to be voted on by Republicans in the 118th Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee stated that she is hopeful about the formation of a commission to recommend monetary damages and help America understand how slavery affected America, Fox News. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/democrats-seek-reparations-national-apology-slavery-we-are-moving-closer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee has re-upped legislation this week to establish a commission to study slavery and reparations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThough some have tried to deflect the importance of these conversations by focusing on individual monetary compensation, the real issue is whether and how this nation can come to grips with the legacy of slavery that still infects current society,\u201d She spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThrough legislation, resolutions, news, and litigation, we are moving closer to making more strides in the movement toward reparations,\u201d She added.<\/p>\n<p>Hakeem Jeffreys, the House Democratic Leader from New York, supported the idea for a commission due to the lingering consequences of slavery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re not going to move on because after slavery, [there was] Jim Crow and the rise of the KKK,\u201d Jeffries stated in 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd the lynching epidemic. And Plessy v. Ferguson. And Black Wall Street in 1921 destroyed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee said: \u201cthe legacy of slavery lingers heavily in this nation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also said that monetary damages should be considered because of the economic consequences of slavery.<\/p>\n<p>The GOP-led House is unlikely to pass legislation on reparations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese economic issues are the root cause of many critical issues in the African American community today, such as education, healthcare, and criminal justice policy, including policing practices,\u201d She spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe call for reparations represents a commitment to entering a constructive dialogue on the role of slavery and racism in shaping present-day conditions in our community and American society,\u201d She added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailyfetched.com\/george-soros-quietly-spent-140-million-on-helping-democrats-in-2021\/\">George Soros has quietly spent $140 Million to help Democrats in 2021<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The bill doesn&#8217;t recommend which type of payment should be made or how a national apology should be issued.<\/p>\n<p>The Commission would investigate the \u201clingering negative effects of the institution of slavery\u2026 on living African Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jackson Lee claimed that the bill was more relevant than ever, given her description of the \u201cover-criminalization and policing of black bodies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe principal problem of slavery continues to weigh heavily on this country,\u201d She spoke.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA federal commission can help us reach into this dark past and bring us into a brighter future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The House Democrats are urging reparations and a national apology to slavery. They have reintroduced legislation to create a commission that would examine steps to address the issue. \u201ccruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery\u201d In the United States. To keep the issue alive, Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D.Texas) and 52 House Democrats proposed legislation. 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