Illinois SR 758: SLAVERY REPARATIONS

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SR0758LRB104 21678 ECR 37237 r

1SENATE RESOLUTION

2 WHEREAS, For more than 400 years, millions of people were 

3stolen from Africa, put in shackles, and shipped to the New 

4World to toil as slaves in cotton fields and on sugar and 

5coffee plantations under scorching heat and the crack of a 

6whip; and

7 WHEREAS, Denied their basic humanity and even their own 

8names, the enslaved were forced to endure generations of 

9exploitation with repercussions that reverberate today, 

10including persistent anti-Black racism and discrimination; and

11 WHEREAS, The countries from which enslaved Africans were 

12taken also suffered the loss of entire generations who could 

13have potentially helped these countries grow and prosper; and

14 WHEREAS, Many consider the trafficking of enslaved 

15Africans and racialized chattel enslavement of Africans as the 

16gravest crime against humanity and violation against human 

17rights in history; and

18 WHEREAS, Addressing historical wrongs affecting Africans 

19and people of the diaspora in a manner that promotes justice, 

20human rights, dignity, and healing should be a priority for 

21our nation, even though the United States does not currently 

SR0758- 2 -LRB104 21678 ECR 37237 r

1recognize a legal right to reparations for historical wrongs 

2that were not illegal under international law at the time they 

3occurred; and

4 WHEREAS, Confronting slavery's lasting legacies of 

5inequality and racism is necessary to help remove the 

6persistent barriers that prevent so many people of African 

7descent from realizing their potential; and

8 WHEREAS, It is imperative that countries around the world 

9drive action to eradicate systemic racism, ensure reparatory 

10justice, and