This joint resolution supports designating August each year as Slavery Remembrance Month. It calls on Congress to remember enslaved people and those who fought to end slavery, and to condemn slavery and its listed lasting effects, including convict leasing, Jim Crow laws, mass incarceration, and discrimination. It also requests that the President issue a proclamation inviting people to observe the month with ceremonies and activities. The resolution was referred to a House committee and is still in progress.
The resolution encourages people to recognize slavery’s history and its continuing effects. It does not require individuals to take part in ceremonies or activities.
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The resolution presents remembrance as a way to recognize the harm caused by slavery, its continuing effects, and the people who fought against it.
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