S. Res. 315 — what changed
Memorializing the discovery of the Clotilda.
From Introduced in Senate to Agreed to Senate. 1 section amended between Introduced in Senate and Agreed to Senate.
That it is the sense of the Senate that—
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the recent confirmation of the wreckage of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to arrive in the United States, constitutes a monumental discovery of local, national, and international importance and educational value;
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discovery of the Clotilda may serve as an inflection point for meaningful conversation about both past and present injustices;
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the residents of Africatown, Alabama, embody a spirit of resilience and a determination to build a better community for their descendants; and
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all efforts should be made—
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to preserve and protect the Clotilda and associated historic sites in Africatown, Alabama; and
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to use the discovery of the Clotilda to provide education to local, national, and international audiences about—
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the violent history of the transatlantic slave trade;
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the stories of the last enslaved Africans to arrive in the United States; and
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the rich and unique history of the community built by the descendants of those individuals.