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H.R. 390, The Preservation of Records of Servitude, Emancipation, and Post-Civil War Reconstruction Act (2 comments ↓)
H.R. 390 would require the establishment of a national database in the National Archives to preserve records of servitude, emancipation, and post-Civil War reconstruction and to provide grants to State and local entities to establish similar local databases.
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The “Coburn Omnibus” - 36 Bills in One!
Republican Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma didn’t come to Washington, D.C. to grow the government. A long time critic of federal spending and power, he has made prolific use of “holds” to prevent legislation he doesn’t like fr...URL: http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/07/24/the-coburn-omnibus-36-bills-in-one/
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Akilah Nosakhere, African American Studies Librarian
The preservation of American historical records should be of upmost importance to us all. I ask that H.R.390 be supported and funds made available for the creation of state level databases to provide access to these rare and irreplaceable documents.
Elisabeth
This is an excellent cause. As a library employee, I heartily support it.