Slavery in the United States July 30, 2008, the United States House of Representatives passed a resolution apologizing for American slavery and subsequent discriminatory laws. The U.S. Senate unanimously passed a similar resolution on June 18, 2009, apologizing for the "fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery". It also explicitly states that it cannot be used for restitution claims. A 2016 study, published in The Journal of Politics, finds that "Whites who currently live in Southern counties that had high shares of slaves in 1860 are more likely to identify as a Republican, oppose affirmative action, and express racial resentment and colder feelings toward
Mumps outbreaks in the 21st century to low vaccination rates in Iowa's youth, coupled with the close quarters in dormitories, classrooms and cafeterias. According to Canadian media reports, there may be something novel about this mumps strain which indicates a standard MMR-series vaccination is not 95% effective, as was thought. 8 March 2017: Southeast Missouri State University has confirmed 29 cases of the mumps. The Louisiana Office of Public Health reported about 50 cases of mumps in the Dallas area. In 2014, there were 18,535 cases of mumps, while in 2015, there were 1143 cases. Mumps outbreaks in the 21st century Mumps outbreaks in the 21st