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Georgia slavery apology likely -- and so is 'Confederate History Month'

ATLANTA -- Georgia's top Republican state senator said Friday he expects that the state will follow Virginia's lead and apologize for its role in slavery.

State Senate President Pro Tem Eric Johnson said he has been meeting with prominent black leaders in Georgia to craft a strategy and believed something could pass before the legislative session concludes in mid-April...

Johnson has been meeting with [state Rep. Al] Williams, D-Midway, Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta and state Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond, all prominent black leaders...

Johnson said the issue in Georgia is tied together with a separate Senate bill which cleared committee this week that would permanently designate April Confederate History and Heritage Month in Georgia.

Some black leaders had said they were offended that the Republican-led state Legislature would push that bill without an apology for the slavery that was a part of the era.

Brooks and Thurmond said they expected the apology would be combined with the Confederate History proposal.
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