Legislature passes slavery apology
From Times Wire Reports
The Legislature passed a resolution in Montgomery expressing “profound regret” for the state’s role in slavery and apologizing for slavery’s wrongs and lingering effects on the U.S.
When GOP Gov. Bob Riley signs the bill -- which a spokesman said he would do soon -- Alabama will become the fourth state to formally apologize for slavery in recent months, after Virginia, Maryland and North Carolina.
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