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File #: 2022-0770    Version: 1
Type: Council Legislative Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 6/10/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/15/2022 Final action: 6/15/2022
Title: Resolution to Acknowledge, Condemn and Apologize for the Role Played by the City of Boston in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Ongoing Detrimental Impacts Experienced by the Black People of Boston. On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Louijeune and Lara as co-sponsors. On motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Louijeune and Lara, the rules were suspended, the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.
Sponsors: Tania Fernandes Anderson; Ruthzee Louijeune; Kendra Lara; Julia Mejia; Ricardo Arroyo; Kenzie Bok; Frank Baker; Ed Flynn; Gabriela Coletta Zapata; Michael Flaherty; Erin Murphy
Attachments: 1. RESOLUTION TO ACKNOWLEDGE, CONDEMN, AND APOLOGIZE FOR THE ROLE PLAYED BY THE CITY OF BOSTON IN THE TRANS-ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE AND THE ONGOING DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS EXPERIENCED BY THE BLACK PEOPLE OF BOSTON

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Resolution to Acknowledge, Condemn and Apologize for the Role Played by the City of Boston in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Ongoing Detrimental Impacts Experienced by the Black People of Boston.

On motion of Councilor Fernandes Anderson, Rule 12 was invoked to include Councilors Louijeune and Lara as co-sponsors.

On motion of Councilors Fernandes Anderson, Louijeune and Lara, the rules were suspended, the resolution was adopted; yeas 12.