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Posted: Thu Aug 30, 2007 12:18 am
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House vote makes apology for slavery official
With a unanimous vote of the state House on Wednesday, North Carolina became the third state this year to apologize for slavery and legal discrimination. "Our policymakers of that time made human bondage legal. But we are the policymakers today, and we have the moral obligation to do what's right for the state of North Carolina," said Earline Parmon, a Winston-Salem Democrat and one of the resolution's co-sponsors.
Thom Tillis, a Huntersville Republican, said: "There are other areas of this world today where people are still enslaved. I like to think that I'm going to be part of a body that's going to stand up and recognize those are wrong, too."
The other states that apologized for slavery this year are Virginia and Maryland.
Although the Senate may still vote on a House version of the resolution, the House's approval of the Senate resolution Wednesday makes the apology official for the whole state.
(Compiled by Staff Writer Lynn Bonner and News Researcher Becky Ogburn)
FACTS ABOUT SLAVERY IN NORTH CAROLINA
* Although the state did not have an extensive plantation system, slavery had become quite common by the time of the American Revolution. At the founding of the United States, three out of 10 North Carolina families owned slaves.
* The slaves, both men and women, cultivated tobacco, cotton and other crops, and built essential public facilities such as churches, courthouses and college campus buildings.
* In 1900, North Carolina enacted an amendment that denied blacks the right to vote and required public schools to be segregated.
* In 1712, there were 800 slaves in North Carolina; by the time of the Civil War, they numbered 330,000.
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, U.S. CENSUS, N&O RESEARCH
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House vote makes apology for slavery official
With a unanimous vote of the state House on Wednesday, North Carolina became the third state this year to apologize for slavery and legal discrimination. "Our policymakers of that time made human bondage legal. But we are the policymakers today, and we have the moral obligation to do what's right for the state of North Carolina," said Earline Parmon, a Winston-Salem Democrat and one of the resolution's co-sponsors.
Thom Tillis, a Huntersville Republican, said: "There are other areas of this world today where people are still enslaved. I like to think that I'm going to be part of a body that's going to stand up and recognize those are wrong, too."
The other states that apologized for slavery this year are Virginia and Maryland.
Although the Senate may still vote on a House version of the resolution, the House's approval of the Senate resolution Wednesday makes the apology official for the whole state.
(Compiled by Staff Writer Lynn Bonner and News Researcher Becky Ogburn)
FACTS ABOUT SLAVERY IN NORTH CAROLINA
* Although the state did not have an extensive plantation system, slavery had become quite common by the time of the American Revolution. At the founding of the United States, three out of 10 North Carolina families owned slaves.
* The slaves, both men and women, cultivated tobacco, cotton and other crops, and built essential public facilities such as churches, courthouses and college campus buildings.
* In 1900, North Carolina enacted an amendment that denied blacks the right to vote and required public schools to be segregated.
* In 1712, there were 800 slaves in North Carolina; by the time of the Civil War, they numbered 330,000.
NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY, U.S. CENSUS, N&O RESEARCH
All rights reserved. This copyrighted material may not be published, broadcast or redistributed in any manner.