The National Slave Memorial is a proposed memorial to honor the victims of slavery in the United States. It was introduced during a 2003 Congressional session. Professor

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noted that the proposed memorial is an example of the interest Americans in the early 21st century still have in the facts and legacy of slavery. The legislation has not been adopted; instead, Congress supported the creation of the

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, which opened on the

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in 2016.

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Public law which introduced the memorialFull bill, from Thomas
{{authority control Proposed monuments and memorials in the United States National Park Service areas in Washington, D.C. Monuments and memorials in Washington, D.C. Slavery memorials in the United States