Florida is the latest state to apologize formally for slavery.
Both chambers of the Florida State Legislature adopted a resolution Wednesday expressing “profound regret for the shameful chapter in this state’s history.”
As seen in this CNN article, Florida’s resolution states that Florida sanctioned and enforced “African slavery in one of its most brutal and dehumanizing forms” between the years of 1822 and 1865 (the end of the American Civil War).
Florida is the sixth state now to formally apologize for it’s participation in slavery. The other five U.S. states that have apologized for slavery are Alabama, Maryland, New Jersey, North Carolina and Virginia.
The resolution also “calls for healing and reconciliation among all residents of the state.”