CONCURRENT RESOLUTION Whereas during the history of the Nation, the United States has grown into a symbol of democracy and freedom around the world; Whereas the legacy of African-Americans is interwoven with the very fabric of the democracy and freedom of the United States; Whereas millions of Africans and their descendants were enslaved in the United States and the 13 American colonies from 1619 through 1865;
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