Bill Text | History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Holocaust commission; expand to include study of the Middle Passage.
Bill Text: [Introduced]
| 1 | 01/17 (H) Referred To Appropriations | |
| 2 | 02/01 (H) Died In Committee |
| Effective date | July 1, 2005 | |
| Disposition | Dead | |
| Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
| Revenue | No | |
| Vote type required | Majority |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Scott
Code Section: A 039-0029-0001
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 39-29-1, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO EXPAND THE PURPOSE OF THE MISSISSIPPI COMMISSION ON THE HOLOCAUST, TO INCLUDE CONSIDERATION AND STUDY OF THE MIDDLE PASSAGE; TO DESCRIBE THE MIDDLE PASSAGE AS THAT PERIOD IN HISTORY FROM 1440 TO 1870 WHEN AFRICANS WERE KIDNAPPED AND SOLD INTO SLAVERY IN THEIR HOMELAND, AND THEN TRANSPORTED IN DANGEROUS AND INHUMANE CONDITIONS TO EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA; TO EXPAND THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE COMMISSION; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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