Politics | slavery House Measure Apologizes for US Slavery Resolution marks first official expression of regret for divisive past By Newser Editors and Wire Services Posted Jul 29, 2008 6:15 PM CDT Copied Today's resolution apologizing for slavery "represents a milestone in our nation's efforts to remedy the ills of our past," said Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich. (AP Photo) The House has apologized to black Americans for the wrongs committed against them and their ancestors who suffered under slavery and Jim Crow segregation laws. Today's resolution marks the first time Congress has ever formally apologized for America's past history of enslaving and discriminating against blacks. "Today represents a milestone in our nation's efforts to remedy the ills of our past," said Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick, D-Mich., chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus. Read These Next North Carolina shooting suspect once walked the red carpet. The gunman who killed 4 at a Michigan church was an ex-marine. Multiple people have been shot at a Mormon church in Michigan. 'We heard a big bang,' says churchgoer in Michigan Report an error