CONGRESS CONSIDERS APOLOGY FOR SLAVERY, COULD LEAD TO REPARATIONS

From the story: An apology is a necessary first step because it recognizes a wrongdoing, says Hilary Shelton of the NAACP. He says it's "hollow," though, unless it leads to a remedy for African-Americans, who still suffer economically and educationally from the aftereffects of slavery and segregation.

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