Sixth State Appolgizes For Slavery

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FYI - A sixth state - Florida - apologizes for slavery in America.

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Florida Legislature Apologizes for State’s History of Slavery


By DAMIEN CAVE and CHRISTINE JORDAN SEXTON
Published: March 27, 2008
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Legislature formally apologized Wednesday for the state’s “shameful” history of slavery, joining five other states that have expressed public regret for what Senator Barack Obama, the Democratic presidential candidate, recently called America’s “original sin.”

The two-page resolution passed overwhelmingly in the Senate and then the House, bringing at least one lawmaker to tears. Gov. Charlie Crist, a Republican, called it a “significant step” toward reconciliation.

“All that is necessary for evil to prevail is for good people to do nothing,” Mr. Crist said in an interview, quoting the philosopher Edmund Burke. “I think we are reminded of that today because it takes courage to do the right thing, and it’s not always easy.”

Several black lawmakers, especially Senator Anthony C. Hill Sr., Democrat of Jacksonville, have been pushing for a public apology since last year. What eventually passed on Wednesday resembled statements issued by North Carolina, Alabama, Virginia, Maryland and New Jersey, the last state to apologize for slavery with a resolution in January.

The Florida resolution expressed “profound regret” for the state’s role “in sanctioning and perpetuating involuntary servitude upon generations of African slaves.” It did not use the word apology, but Mr. Hill said the statement’s intent was clear.

“At the end of the day we said three words: ‘I am sorry,’ ” he said. “I think now we can begin the healing process of reconciliation.”

Florida’s history with slavery is unusual. Its roots stretch back to the settlement of St. Augustine in 1565, and slaves here took part in a wide array of industries, including cattle ranching in central Florida and sugar cane harvests in Tampa.

“From 1845 to 1860, it was one of the fastest-growing slave states in the union,” said Larry E. Rivers, author of “Slavery in Florida” and president of Fort Valley State University in Georgia. “When things were slowing down in Virginia and still going in South Carolina and North Carolina, slavery in Florida was growing in leaps and bounds.”

The state’s first slave laws were enacted by the Territorial Legislative Council in 1822. Mirroring the laws of other Southern states, they included such punishments as nailing slaves’ ears to posts if they were caught stealing.

Some of this history was recounted before the Legislature, and was included in the resolution. It was enough to draw clear sobs from Senator Arthenia L. Joyner, Democrat of Tampa.

The governor said such emotions were understandable.

“I don’t think you could listen to some of the punishments that were meted out in the past before Florida became more enlightened without being moved by it,” Mr. Crist said.

Florida has made other efforts to address the consequences of institutional racism; in 1994, the state allocated $2.1 million to surviving victims of the Rosewood massacre, the 1923 attack on a black town in North Florida.

And on Wednesday, Mr. Crist said he was open to evaluating whether broader reparations for slavery would be worth pursuing. He warned, however, that this was not the year, given Florida’s looming $3 billion budget deficit.

Some black leaders said they hoped that the addition of another state’s resolution would lead Congress to offer an apology of its own — if only to document regrets expressed in speeches by President Bush and President Bill Clinton.

At the very least, they said, Florida’s statement is likely to continue the country’s amplified conversation about race, inspired in part by Mr. Obama’s candidacy.

“It’s a good time for the whole nation to address race in a different way,” said Carol M. Swain, a professor of political science and law at Vanderbilt University who supports a national apology for slavery. “We do need to have the conversation. And it’s a much broader conversation than Barack Obama was able to introduce in his speech.”

Damien Cave reported from Miami, and Christine Jordan Sexton from Tallahassee.

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When I got this email I had to chuckle at first. Baruti is far from the type of person to not self-promote. Here is the contents:

Good afternoon,

As all of you know, I try to shy away from self-promotion, but in this case, the cause is most significant.

Following is a brief overview from the organizer of the event and founder of the Joseph Walker Memorial Fund – Mr. Todd Walker


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The Joseph Walker Memorial Fund was created after my father’s death in January 2000. “The Fund” has sponsored camperships for students as well as scholarships for elementary students, and high school graduating seniors.

Our first annual banquet was held in March 2007. We are planning another banquet on March 29, 2008 at The Essex House, 525 Northfield Avenue, West Orange from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The guest speaker will be Baruti Kafele, an educational and motivational speaker. Mr. Kafele has written several books geared towards educating African American Children and Teachers.

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African American History Found Not Worthy

In a way it is the fault of the limited mind proponents that started the study of African American history with just Jamestown. But it is more a validation that society at large does not value the experiences and contribution the Black Americans have made to world history.

Charles Drew, Mathew Henderson, Prince Hall, Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Bill Cosby are not worth study and not to be held with the same regard as the Latin Americans or Asian History. The reality of the situation is that African American history is a result of the omission of African Americans in American History.

I thank God for my parents who educated me to my culture so that I wasn't dependent on any college system to validate my importance. It is truly unfortunate that the Black Students today are so duped on multiculturalism to the exclusion of their own contributions.

For Immediate Release February 26, 2008

AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY NO LONGER RECOGNIZED AS “LEGITIMATE” by the STATE of NEW JERSEY COMMUNITY COLLEGES

In a startling move, the Community College Academic Officer’s Association (CCAOA) of New Jersey excluded African American History from the New Jersey Community College General Education curriculum. The murder of African American History within the academic curriculum directly contradicts the State’s recent apology for slavery. The Association’s reasoning that African American history is about a “subset” of people creates even more dissonance with the supposed apology.

African American history was the only history excluded. The Association accepted Latin American History, Asian Civilization, American History, World Civilization and Survey of African History with the explanation that these courses are more “global” in nature. The use of the term “subset” to describe African Americans is reminiscent of the historical 3/5 of a person designation for southern slaves.

The restructure comes as an outgrowth of the new Lampett transfer legislation. The Lampett Legislation will require all four year colleges to accept all of the General Education courses a student completes when they graduate from a two New Jersey Community College with an Associates degree. The omission of African American History from the General Education category reduces the likelihood that students will be exposed to this important part of American history. Importantly, this categorization invalidates the important history and critical contribution of 14% of the population of New Jersey that is African American and the overall move towards a global economy.

The CCAOA also removed all African American and Women's literature courses from the General Education curriculum. This move to eliminate these courses is very far reaching. It affects all community colleges and their students through out the entire State of New Jersey. Ironically, the State passed the Amistad Legislation in 2002 which mandates the incorporation African American history into the teaching of American history in all primary and secondary schools through out the state.

The Newark Branch of the NAACP, New Black Panther Party – Newark Chapter, the African Commission of the City of Newark, and the Coalition of Concerned Educators of New Jersey (CCENJ) are diametrically opposed to this action. Educators are in the process of appealing this inexplicably narrow minded decision. For more information contact murderofafricanamericanhistory@gmail.com