Resolution would authorize marker in Capitol Visitor Center

Washington - U.S. Representative John Lewis (D-Ga.) and U.S. Senator Blanche Lincoln (D-Ark.) today announced that the House of Representatives and Senate have passed their resolution to recognize the role enslaved African Americans played in the construction of the United States Capitol.

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Yesterday Rep. John Lewis won passage of a House resolution to honor the contributions of slave laborers who helped build the U.S. Capitol.  The bill authorizes a marker to be placed in the Capitol Visitors Center commemorating their work.

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