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Apologies, Reparations, and the Continuing Legacy of the European Slave Trade in the United States

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ID7841766
AuthorsAngelique M Davis (0000-0003-0270-4055, Seattle University, Seattle, WA, USA, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume45
Issue4
Pages271-286
Publication date2014-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Black Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9347 • E-ISSN: 1552-4566
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0021934714529794
OpenAlexW2122453236
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited10

Since Virginia’s legislative resolution apologizing for slavery in 2007, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Florida, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina as well as the U.S. House and Senate passed unprecedented legislative resolutions apologizing for their role in the perpetuation of enslavement. This article analyzes the apology resolutions of eight states as well as those of the U.S. House and Senate to argue that their failure to recognize the historical and ongoing effects of the European Slave Trade and slavery on the United States as a whole and, most importantly, the status and well-being of African Americans, or provide any concrete remedial measure raises questions about whether or not they were designed to actually atone for these atrocities

Legislature · Political science · Remedial education · Historical and Contemporary Political Dynamics · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Race, History, and American Society

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Unique citing works3
Citations per year0.6
Citation span2021 - 2025 (5)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 3

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