Since 1989, Congressman John Conyers, a Black Democrat from Detroit, has annually introduced in Congress a bill to acknowledge the ________.

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Congressman John Conyers has annually introduced a bill in Congress since 1989 to acknowledge the fundamental injustice and inhumanity of slavery. The bill, called HR 40, calls for the creation of a commission to study the possibility of reparations for slavery and its enduring effects on African Americans.