Norton Thanks Booker for Introducing Companion to Her Bill Establishing Memorial for Enslaved Individuals

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) thanked Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for introducing the Senate companion to her bill that would authorize the establishment of a memorial on federal land in the District of Columbia to honor enslaved individuals. The commemorative work, to be established by the Georgetown African American Historic Landmark Project and Tour, would honor the enslaved individuals' presence, celebrate their contributions to history, and recognize their resilience and fortitude.

"Thank you to Senator Cory Booker for introducing the Senate companion to my bill to authorize the establishment of a memorial on federal land in D.C. to honor enslaved individuals' presence, celebrate their contributions to history, and recognize their resilience and fortitude. Let us honor the personhood of these individuals, who were repeatedly assumed to have none, so that they will never be forgotten."

In January, the House Committee on Natural Resources passed Norton's bill.

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