Marshall City Council declines to pass resolution citing history of slavery in the city
Marshall City Council declines to pass resolution citing history of slavery in the city - clipped version By Erin Wides | April 22, 2021 at 9:26 PM CDT - Updated April 22 at 11:41 PM
MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - Marshall City Council members did not pass a revisited resolution concerning reparations for slavery. The resolution, aimed to institute some form of reparations for slavery in Marshall, was pulled by City Council on April 8, for unknown reasons.
The resolution presented by Council Member Marvin Bonner cites a long history of slavery in Marshall. The goal of the resolution was to put proposals into motion that would officially declare the institution of slavery to be a crime against humanity while also “passing a reparations ordinance,” in Marshall.
City of Marshall Considering Slave Reparations
The latest headline from KLTV has us all turning our heads waiting to see what goes down in Marshall, Texas this evening. According to the article published by KLTV, the city of Marshall will be hearing a proposed resolution that aims to educate the community about the long history of slavery in Marshall, Texas as well as a formal apology from the city.
The proposed resolution also has its eyes on the confederate statue in Marshall, Texas. The goal is to have all confederate statues removed from the city. This isn t the first time that the city of Marshall has been faced with the idea of removing the confederate statue erected in front of the courthouse.
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Slavery reparations resolution tabled at Marshall city council meeting City of Marshall (Source: City of Marshall) By KLTV Digital Media Staff | April 9, 2021 at 11:03 AM CDT - Updated April 9 at 12:15 PM
MARSHALL, Texas (KLTV) - A resolution aiming to institute some form of reparations for slavery in Marshall has been pulled by the Marshall City Council.
Councilmember Marvin Bonner planned to introduce the resolution at Thursday evening’s council meeting, but for reasons as yet unknown, that plan was not carried out.
Citing a long history of slavery in the region, specifically naming Marshall as “one of the largest slave-holding cities in the state of Texas,” and naming the various impacts and harms slavery brought to Africans and their descendants in America, the resolution sought to put several proposals into motion. Section 1 said that, in June of this year, the City of Marshall would officially declare the institution of slavery to be a crime against humanity w
City of Marshall Considering Slave Reparations
The latest headline from KLTV has us all turning our heads waiting to see what goes down in Marshall, Texas this evening. According to the article published by KLTV, the city of Marshall will be hearing a proposed resolution that aims to educate the community about the long history of slavery in Marshall, Texas as well as a formal apology from the city.
The proposed resolution also has its eyes on the confederate statue in Marshall, Texas. The goal is to have all confederate statues removed from the city. This isn t the first time that the city of Marshall has been faced with the idea of removing the confederate statue erected in front of the courthouse.