US state of New Jersey mulls slavery apology
From The Raw Story
The US state of New Jersey is to weigh apologizing for its role in the slave trade, under a bill to be considered by lawmakers Thursday, more than 200 years after the state abolished the practice.If approved, the bill would make New Jersey the fifth US state to issue such an apology but the first among the northern anti-slavery states that formed the Union side in the US civil war from 1861-1865.
The text of the bill “expresses New Jersey’s profound regret for its role in slavery and apologizes for wrongs inflicted by slavery and its after effects in the United States.”
The “slave states” of Alabama, Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia apologized last year for their slave-trading past. Maryland, however, fought on the northern side in the war.
New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish slavery in 1804, but the gradual law meant that the practice was not completely eradicated there until 1846, while slavery was not officially abolished nationwide until 1865.
Former (Black) president Bill Clinton expressed his “regrets” over the US role in the slave trade and President George W. Bush described it as “one of the greatest crimes of history,” but there has never been an official US government apology.
I’m sorry but I can’t pass up a chance to post ridiculous nonsense like politicians and gubments issuing these jackass apologies for slavery.
I found this particular proposed apology from New Jersey particularly amusing.
One of the most crime ridden, drug infested ghetto cesspools of Negrodom areas in the country will take the time to apologize for slavery while operating one of the most corrupt state gubments in the country.
Clean the fucken streets, educate and find black folks jobs. I’m so sick of these bullshit pandering apologies. I’m sure some crazy old Negro activist is pushing this, only old tired former civil rights retreads find these asinine slavery apologies heart warming.
Our own idiot fuck Senator Sam Brownback promised such a resolution if he were president.
Yes liberal black folks like to be pandered too, throw dem a few bones and some figurative political table scraps and any liberal politician can guarantee winning some votes.
But I still say if you people want to send me a gubment check for my “non” participation in slavery, shit I’ll take it. The Negro part of my background will appreciate it.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 3:38 am
The only thing New Jersey has to apologize for is LeRoi Jones (nom de guerre: Amiri Baraka).
January 3rd, 2008 at 3:52 am
NJ was the SF of the Civil War. Maybe it out to apologize to the rest of the country.
From http://49njrvs.tripod.com/
war was not on the mind of Jerseymen. Bergen and Essex County Democrats opposed the war and after Union forces were routed in the Battle of Bull Run, Bergen County residents held peace rallies. The Emancipation Proclamation was denounced by New Jerseyans as being unjust, fanatical and unconstitutional. Both houses of the New Jersey legislature passed antiwar resolutions. And Trenton judge, David Naar, stated,”We are cutting each other’s throats for the sake of a few worthless Negroes.”
January 5th, 2008 at 10:57 am
There is no question some liberal, likely black, is pushing this. This is the precursor to reparations. Step one is to get everyone to apologize on the record. Doing so admits culpability. Once that’s accomplished then the lawsuits and movements start up again for reparations.
Don’t think so? Keep in mind Tawana Brawley’s mom is thinking of reopening the suit. She knows all it took was time, and now the atmosphere may be right.
We can pass legislation apologizing only so long as it includes a “you’re welcome.” White people fought their countrymen and died freeing slaves. White people chose to give them rights and the vote. Was it the right thing to do? Of course! But the fact remains blacks are free because whites did the right thing. It is well past time to move on.
“I have a dream.” Liberals are murdering that at every opportunity.