The Senate passed a resolution yesterday apologizing for the enslavement of African Americans ahead of the June 19th emancipation celebrations. It will head to the House for approval and then it will stand as a formal apology on behalf of the American people for the wrong doings of slavery in American history. I think the subject is of a great importance but I believe Congress has more important matters to attend to. This seems only to be a political stunt and it shouldn’t take a congressional resolution to apologize for slavery. I understand this is the first time Congress has made an official apology, but what does this really do? Congress has lost a lot of ground with the common American anyway so in reality how sincerely can this be perceived?