H.R. 196 · 108th Congress
National Slave Memorial Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Cliff Stearns
- Introduced
- 2003-01-07
- Latest action
- 2003-02-12 · Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
Summary
National Slave Memorial Act - Authorizes the National Foundation for African American Heritage to establish, in the District of Columbia, a memorial to slavery to: (1) acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American colonies; and (2) honor the nameless and forgotten men, women, and children who have gone unrecognized for their undeniable and weighty U.S. contribution.