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
Center for 21st Century Studies Center for 21st Century Studies The Center for 21st Century Studies (C21) is an interdisciplinary postdoctoral research institute and University of Wisconsin Center of Excellence located on the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee (UWM) campus. C21 is dedicated to supporting the study of contemporary culture within the arts, humanities, and social sciences of all fields, and it also sponsors and supports the creation and deployment of 21st-century modes of research, analysis, and representation. The Center for 21st Century Studies is a member of the Consortium of Humanities Centers and Institutes (CHCI). The Center for 20th Century Studies was founded in 1968. The