The 114th Congress and legislation on slavery, race, and African American history
Posted January 8th, 2015 by James DeWolf PerryCategory: Modern issues, Public History, Repair and reparations Tags: Black history month, Buffalo Soldiers, Human trafficking, Jim Crow, Modern-day slavery, Reparations for slavery, Segregation, slavery, Tulsa Race Riot
Now that the 114th Congress has convened the first session of its two-year term, it’s time to take stock of the status of legislation related to slavery, race, and African American history. What happened to legislation which was pending before the 113th Congress, and what new legislation has already been proposed in the new session?
Last week, we reported that Representative John Conyers (D-Mich.) had re-introduced before Congress his bill, H.R. 40, to establish a 
