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Entries from May 1, 2004 - June 1, 2004
Actions would speak louder than apology, Indian tribes say
After centuries of deal-breaking, land-taking and what many tribes consider genocide, some Washington politicians want the government to offer American Indians an apology. U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback, a Kansas Republican, has sponsored a resolution apologizing "to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States" as a way to smooth the often-rocky relations between the two. ...
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Native Americans to demand compensation
The policy was to "kill the Indian and keep the man." The aim of a boarding school system established by U.S.officials in the 19th century was to assimilate Native American children into the dominant White society, speakers told a panel discussion at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues on May 12. ...
Fort Worth City Council asks Congress to study Reparations
A divided City Council called on Congress on Tuesday to study the effects of slavery and discrimination, and whether governmental reparations are needed. Proponents who have been trying to build a national movement for reparations said the move will pressure other cities to adopt similar resolutions. Opponents said it amounted to dwelling on the past. ...
Daley Faces Tough Questions about JP Morgan's Role in Slave Trade
Bill Daley's appointment as chairman of the Midwest for J.P. Morgan Chase places him at the center of a political firestorm over slave reparations. Ald. Dorothy Tillman (3rd Ward), City Council champion of the reparations movement, has accused J.P. Morgan Chase of profiting from the slave trade, and lying about it on a sworn affidavit. ...
Wayne County slavery ordinance goes into effect today
Wayne County executive Robert Ficano said today he supports the decision by the Wayne County Commission to require companies wishing to do business with the county to research and disclose whether they or any predecessor businesses had profited from the institution of slavery. The ordinance, which was passed May 7, goes into effect today. ...
Wayne County takes up slave reparations
Wayne County has thrust itself into the center of the emotiona lnationwide debate about slave reparations. Following the lead of Chicago, the Wayne County Board of Commissioners voted Thursday to require companies founded before 1866 to submit forms showing whether they profited from slavery before bidding on county contracts of$20,000 or more. ...
Executive Admits J.P. Morgan Profited from Slavery
* A senior officer with J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. acknowledged to aldermen yesterday that J.P. Morgan Jr.'s grandfather, Junius, had a business relationship in the 1800s that profited from the slave trade-- but said that should not preclude the financial giant from doing business withthe city in the 21st century. ...
City Councilwoman claims J.P. Morgan Chase Co. lied about Slavery Past
With an assist from her daughter ,the City Council's champion for slave reparations produced what she called irrefutable evidence to support her claim that J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. had past ties to slavery and ''lied'' about it on an affidavit. ''They said they had nothing to do with slavery. ... The affidavit says if you lie, then your [ city ] contract is null and void,'' said Ald. Dorothy Tillman (3rd). ...
Maryland Legislature Introduces Resolution Supporting Reparations
Supporting the national request for congressional hearings and a federal commission to study and consider reparations for African Americans, and educating Americans about the history of slavery and its current repercussions. ...