Maryland House Joint Resolution 8: Apology and Acknowledgement of the State's Responsibility in Racial Terror Lynchings

Maryland · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

Issuing an apology and acknowledging the State's complicity and negligence in allowing the perpetration of acts of racial terror lynching; and committing to taking reparative actions as recommended by the Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission.

Latest action

Hearing 3/16 at 12:00 p.m. (2026-03-11)

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