Harkin: It's time for U.S. to apologize for slavery

From USA Today:

This year, Congress, which meets in a Capitol built partly by slaves, will consider issuing its own apology.Harkin says he and Sen. Sam Brownback R-Kan., will propose as early as March an apology not only for slavery but for subsequent "Jim Crow" laws that furthered racial segregation.  ...Harkin says his proposal does not address reparations."We're just apologizing," he says. "You can't undo the past, but you can recognize a wrong was done."

This year, Congress, which meets in a Capitol built partly by slaves, will consider issuing its own apology.

Harkin says he and Sen. Sam Brownback R-Kan., will propose as early as March an apology not only for slavery but for subsequent "Jim Crow" laws that furthered racial segregation.  ...

Harkin says his proposal does not address reparations.

"We're just apologizing," he says. "You can't undo the past, but you can recognize a wrong was done."