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	<title>The Living Consequences &#187; Connecticut</title>
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	<description>Exploring the Legacy of Slavery and Race in the United States</description>
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		<title>Connecticut apologizes for slavery</title>
		<link>http://living.jdewperry.com/2009/06/connecticut-apologizes-for-slavery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:59:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Connecticut has become the first state in New England to apologize for its role in centuries of slavery and racial discrimination.
Late last night, as the 2009 regular legislative session was about to end, the state Senate voted unanimously to approve the joint resolution of apology which was passed by the state&#8217;s House of Representatives two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When did the North give up slavery?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 14:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, I wrote about the slavery apology passed by the Connecticut House of Representatives and, because it was a breaking story, had to settle for linking to the A.P. wire story on the site of the Hartford Courant.
This morning, the Courant has its own story about the vote, which begins:
More than 200 years after the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut House votes to apologize for slavery</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 02:43:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Connecticut House of Representatives voted unanimously today in favor of a resolution declaring &#8220;profound contrition&#8221; for the state legislature&#8217;s historic role in slavery and racial discrimination.
Connecticut would become the second northern state, after New Jersey, and the first state in New England, to apologize for its role in slavery and discrimination.
In the last two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Connecticut weighs apology for slavery</title>
		<link>http://living.jdewperry.com/2009/03/connecticut-weighs-apology-for-slavery/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday, the State of Connecticut will begin debating an apology for its role in slavery and and racial discrimination.
The apology takes the form of a joint resolution of the Connecticut General Assembly. The proposed resolution, House Joint Resolution No. 1 (H.J.-1), is sponsored by Rep. Kenneth P. Green (D-Hartford) and co-sponsored by Sen. Edith [...]]]></description>
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