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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—

(1)
renumbered was (2) 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;
(2)
renumbered was (3) discovery of the Clotilda may serve as an inflection point for meaningful conversation about both past and present injustices;
(3)
renumbered was (4) the residents of Africatown, Alabama, embody a spirit of resilience and a determination to build a better community for their descendants; and
(4)
renumbered was (5) all efforts should be made—
(A)
renumbered was (5)(2) to preserve and protect the Clotilda and associated historic sites in Africatown, Alabama; and
(B)
renumbered was (5)(3) to use the discovery of the Clotilda to provide education to local, national, and international audiences about—
(i)
renumbered was (5)(3)(2) the violent history of the transatlantic slave trade;
(ii)
renumbered was (5)(3)(3) the stories of the last enslaved Africans to arrive in the United States; and
(iii)
renumbered was (5)(3)(4) the rich and unique history of the community built by the descendants of those individuals.