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U.S. Office of Personnel Management

Guide to Personnel Data Standards
Name (Last, First, Middle Initial)
CROWE, ROBERT, PRESTON

ETHNICITY AND RACE IDENTIFICATION

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Social Security Number

Birthdate (Month and Year)

-5955

/1985

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the Office of Management and Budget's 1997 Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race
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H. Res. 194

In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

J uly 29, 2008.
\Vhereas millions of Africans and their descendants were

enslaved in t he United States and the 13 American colotiles from 1619 through 1865;
vVhereas slavery in America resembled no other form of invol-

untary servitude lnwwn in history, as Africans were captured and sold at auction like inanimate objects or animals;
\Vhcrcas Africans forced into

slaver~r

were brutalized, humiliated, clelnuuauizecl, aml subjected to the indignity of

being stripped of their names and heritage;

\\Thereas enslaved families were torn apart after having been

sold separately from one another;
\~Thcreas

the system of slaver? and the visceral racism against

persons of African descent upon wllich it depended became entrenched in the Nation's social fabric;
whereas slavery was not officially abolished until th e p assage

of the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1865 after the end of the Civil vVar ;
vVbereas after emancipation from 2 46 years of slavery, Afi:i-

can-Americans soon saw the fleeting political, social, and

economic gains they made during Reconstluction evis-

cerated by virulent racism, lynchings, clisenfranchjsement,

Black Codes, and racial segregation laws that imposed a

rigid system of officiall~r sanctioned racial segregation in
Yirtually all areas of life;
Whereas the s~rstem of de jure racial segregation known as
" Jim Crow," wh ich arose in certain parts of the ~ation
following the Civil \ar to create separate and unequal
societies for whites and African-Americans, was a direct
result of the racism against persons of African descent
engendered b~, slaYer.v:
whereas a centm~ after the official end of shwer;v in America, F ederal action was required during the 1960s to
eliminate the dejure and defacto system of Jim Crow
throughout par ts of the ~ation, though its vestiges still
linger to this cla.v;
v\Thereas Mrican-Americans continue to suffer from t he complex interpla~' between slavet~ and Jim Crow- long after
both S~'stems were fonnall~r abolished-through enormous
damage aud loss, both tangible and intangible, including
the loss of human dignity, the frustration of cmecl's and
professional lives, aud the long-term loss of income and
opportnnit~r;

\i\Thereas the stor~' of the enslavement and de jure segregation

of Mri.can-Americans and the clehumanir.ing atrocities
committed against them . honlcl not be purged from or
minimized in the telling of American history;
\Vhercas on July 8, 2003, clnring a trip to Gorce Island, Senegal, a former slaYC port, President George vV. Bush acknowledged slaver~'s cont inuing leg:ac~' in American life
and the need to confront that legacy when he !:>tatccl that
slaver~' "was . . . one of the greatest crimes of history
. . . The racial bigotry feel b~' slavery did not end \Vith
HRES 194 EH

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slavery or with segregation. And many of the issues that
still trouble America have root.-; in the bitter experience
of other times. But however long the journey, our destiny
is set: liberty and justice for all.";
whereas President Bill Clinton also acknowledged the cleepscatNl problems caused b~ the continuing legacy of racism against Mrican-Americans that began with slavery
when he initiated a national dialogue about race;
Whereas a genuine apology is an important and necessary
first step in the process of racial reconciliation;
Whereas an apolog:v for centuries of brutal dehumanization
and injustices cannot erase the past, bnt confession of

the wrongs committed can speed racial healing and reconciliation and help lunericaus confront the gho~ts of
their past;
vVhercas the legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia has
rccelltly taken the lead in adopting a tesolution officiall:v
e:\-pressing appropriate remorse for slaver:v and other
State legislatures have adopted or arc consiclel'ing similar
resolutions; and
Whereas it is important for this countr~r, which legally recognized slavery through its Constitution and its laws, to
make a formal apology for slaver~' and for its successor,
Jim Crow, so that it can move forward and seek reconciliation, justice, and harmony for all of its citizens:
~ow, therefore, be it
Resol,ved, That the Honse of Representatives-

(1) acknO\dedges that

slavr.t~'

is incompatible with

the basic founding principles recognized in the Declaration of Inclcpenclenee that all men are created equal;
HRES 194 E H

4
(2) acknowledges the fundamental injustice, cruelty,
brutality, and inhumanity of slaver~' and Jim Crow;
(3) apologizes to African Americans on behalf of t.he

people of the United States, for the wrongs committed

against them and their ancestors who suffered tmder
slavery and Jim Crow; and
( 4) expresses its commitment to rectify the lin-

gering consequenc.es of the misdeeds committed against

African .A.Inericans under slavery and Jim Crow and to

stop the occmTcnc:e of human rights

Yiolatiom~

in the fu-

ture.
Attrst:

Clerk.

HRES 194 EH

IA

llOTll

CO~GRE

1 T E SI02'\

H J RES 3

To acknowledge n long histor~ of offieinl depredations nncl ill-eonceived policies

by the Cnited 'tates Gowrnment regarding Indian tribes and offt>r
an apology to all ~atiYe Pcoplt>s on behalf of the lnited tates.

IX TIIE HOPSE OF
JA.'\TARY

REPRESE~T_,_\..TTVES

-!. 2007

:\Irs. Jo ~'L'\'X DAnS of Virginia introduced the following joint r<:>solution:

which was referred to the Committt>E' on ~atural Rcsomces

JOINT RESOLUTION
To acknowlcdg-r a long history of official dep redations and
ill-concciYed policies by the United States GoYcrnmeut
rfg-arding- Indian tribt'S and offer an apology to all X atiYe
Peoples ou behalf of the United States.
\\Th cr cas thr ancestors of today;s ::\ atiYc P eoples inhabited
the land of the present-day 1Jnited States ince

tim~?

im-

memorial and for thousands of years before the arrival of

peoples of European descent;
\Vhereas the NatiYe Peoples have for millennia honor ed. protected, and stewarded t his land we cherish;
\Vh ereas the 't\7 atiYe P eoples are spiritual peoples with a deep
and ahiding helief in the Creator, and for millennia their
peoples ha,c maintainrd a powerful spiritual connrction

2
~

to this Jand, as

IS

evidenced by their customs and leg-

ends;
\Vhercas the arrival of Europeans in North America opened
a ne,, chapter in the histories of the X atiw P eople ;
\Vhercas, while establishment of permanent European SPttlements in North .Anwrica did stir conflict with

nearb~'

In-

dian tribes, peaceful and mutually beneficial interactions

also took place;
\Vhereas the foundationa l English settlements in Jamestown,
Virginia, and Plymouth, ::\Iassachusetts, owed their survival in large measure to the compassion ;:md aid of the
X ative Peoples in their vicinities;
\Vhereas, in the

infant~.'"

of the Republic

of the llnited State , the fonnders

expre~~ed

their

de~ire

for a

ju~t

relation-

ship with the Indian tribes, as evidenced by the Northwest Ordinance enacted by Congress in 17 7, "hich begins with the phrase, "The utmost good faith shall always he observed toward the Indian '';
\Vhcreas Indian tribes provided gTcat assistance to the fledgling Republic as it strengthened and gre", including invaluable help to :\Ieriwether Lewis and \Villiam Clark on
their epic journey from St. Louis, Missouri, to the Pacific
roast;
\Vhereas Xative P eoples and non-I\ative settlers engaged m
numerous armed conflicts;
\Vhercas the United States Government violated many of the
treaties ratified hy CongTess and other diplomatic agreements "ith Indian tribes;
\Yhereas this X ation should address the broken treaties and
many of the more ill-concl'ived Federal

polieie~

that fol-

lo"ed, sueh as extermination termination. forced removal

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and relocation, t he outlawing of traditional religions, and

the destruction of sacred places;
\Vhereas the l nitcd States forced Indian tribes and their citizens to moYe a'Yay from their trad itional homelands and
onto federally establisht:> d and eontrolled reservations. in
accordance "ith such Acts as the Indian Removal Act of

1 :30:
w hereas many X atiYe P eoples suffered and perished(1) during the execution of the official United States
Government policy of forced rcmoYal. including the infamous Trail of T ears and JJong \Valk;
(2) during bloody armed eonfrontations and massaeres, such as the Sand Creek :JiassacrP in 1864 and the
\\rounded Knee Massacre in 1 90: and
(:3) on numerous Indian reservations;

\Vhereas t he 1Jnited States GoYernment condemned the traditions, beliefs, and customs of the t\ative Peoples and endcaYorecl to as imilatc them by such policies as the redistribution of land under the General Allotnwnt Act of
1 7 and the forcible removal of Xatin ehildren from
their families to farawav boardinu s<.:hools where their
,}

:\ ative practices and languages ''"ere degraded and forbidden;

\Vhereas officials of the l;nited States Gmernment and private l,;nited States citizens harmed K atiw P eoples by the
unlawful acquisition of recognized t ribal land, the theft of
resources from such territories, and the mismanagement
of tribal trust funds;
Whereas the polities of the l,; niteu Statt's Government to"ard
Indian tribes and the breaking of eovenants with Indian

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tribes ha,e contributed to the seYere social ills and economic troubles in many Native conununitirs today;
\\'here as, despite continuing maltreatment of l\ atiYe P eoplrs
by the United States, the Xat iYe P eoples have remained
<.;Ommitted to the proteetiou of

thi~

gTeat land,

a~

evi-

denced by the fact that, on a per eapita basis, mor e :JatiYe people haYe served in the 1 nited States Armed
F or ces and placed themselves in harm 's way in defense
of the

e nited States in every ma;jor military conf1ict than

any other ethnic gronp;

\Vhereas Indian tribes h:wc actively influenced the public life
of the "'United States by continued cooperation \\ith Congress and t he Department of the Interior, tluough the involvement of

~ ative

indi,iduals in official "'United States

Government positions, and by leadership of t heir

0 \\11

soYereig11 Indian tribes;

\Vhereas Indian tribes are r esilient and determined to presenc, dcYelop. and transmit to future generations thrir
unique cultural idcntitirs;
\Vhereas the r\ational
e~tablish ed

~Iuseum

within the

of the .Arncri<.;an Indian \Yas

Smi th~onian In~titnti on a~

a living

memorial to the :'\ative P eoples and their traditions; and

\\'here as X ati,e P eoples ar e endowed

b~T

t heir Creator with

certain unali enable rights, and that among those are life,
liberty. and the pursuit of happiness: 1\ow. therefore, be
it
1

R esolved by the

2 of the Cn ited

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enate and H ouse of R epresentatives

:rtates of America in Conqress assembled,

1 SECTION

1. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT AND APOLOGY.

The PL. nited tates aetinu

ConuTess0 thr ouuh
I:'
0

(1) reeognize~ the speeial legal and political relation-

4 ship the Indian tribes have " i th the

e nited

State. and

5 t he solemn covenant with the land " e share;

6

(2) commends aud honors the ;\ative Peoples for the

7 thousands of years that they have stewarded and protected

8 this land:
9

(:3) acknowledges years of official depredations, ill-

10 conceived policies, and the breaking of coYenants hy the

11 United States Government regarding- I ndian tribes;
12

(4) apologizes on behalf of the people of the "Cnited

13

tates to all XatiYe P eoples for the many instanees of vio-

14 lenee, malt reatment, and negleet inflicted on 1'\ative P co15 ples by ei tiJ~;ens of the United States;
16

(5) eA'Presses its regret for the ramifications of

17 former offenses and its commitment to build on the posi18 tive relationships of t he past and present to move toward
19 a brighter futu re where all the people of this land live rec20 onciled as brothers and sisters, ancl harmoniously steward
21 and protect this land together:
22

( 6) urges t he President to acknowledge the offenses

23 of the United States against Indian tribP in the history

24 of the United States in order to bring heal ing to this land
25 by providing a proper foundation fur ree01wiliatiun be26 tween the I'nited States and Indian tribes; and
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(7)

commend~

the State governmentR that have

2 hegun reconciliation efforts with recogni7.:ed Indian tribes

3 located in their boundaries and rncourages all State gov4 crnments similarly to work tm\ard reconciling- relation-

S ships with Indian tribes within their boundaries.

6 SEC. 2. DISCLAIMER.
7

~othing

8 against the

in th is Joint Hesolntion authorizes any daim

r nited States or serves as a settlement of any

9 claim against the United States.

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In a landmarks peech, Pope Francis

apologized on Thursday for the "grave
sins- of colonialism against Indigenous
Peoples of America in a speech to
grassroots groups in Bolivia.

"Some may rightly say, 'When the pope speaks of colonialism, he overlooks
certain actions of the church,' the Pope said, according to The New York Times.
"I say this to you "ith regret: Many grave sins were committed against the Native
people of America in the name of God."

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He didn't stop there.

"I humbly ask forgi,eness, not only for the offense of the church herself, but also
for crimes committed against the native peoples during the so-called conquest of
America,- The Xew York Times reported.
He spoke to a crowd of more than 1,500 at the World Meeting of Popular
Movements, standing side-by-side ,,;th Bolhian President Evo Morales, the
Andean nation's first indigenous president.
Although Latin American church leaders ha\e issued apologies in the past, this
one went further and was much more targeted, the Associated Press reported.
Pre-ious apologies had not been directed at Indigenous Peoples of the Americas,
AP said.
The Catholic Church was one of many Christian denominations that ran boarding
schools in Canada and the U.S. designed to "Kill the Indian in the child" by taking
kids from their families, cutting them off from their culture and educating them in
the ways of the European-minded settlers. The Canadian Truth and
Reconciliation Commission on June 2 came out "ith a report calling such
practices "cultural genocide" and recommending that Prime Minister Stephen
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APOSTOLIC LETIER
ISSUED 1'10 IU PR.OPR.lO
OF THE SUPREME PONTIFF

FRANCIS
ON THE JURISDICTION OF JUDICIAL AUTHORmES OF VATICAN CTIY STATE
IN CRIMINAL MATTERS

In our times, the common good is increasingly threatened by transnational

organized crime, the improper use of the markets and of the economy, as well
as by terrorism.

It is therefore necessary for the international community to adopt adequate

legal instruments to prevent and counter criminal activities, by promoting
international judicial cooperation on criminal matters.
In ratifying numerous international conventions in these areas, and acting also
on behalf of Vatican City State, the Holy See has constantly maintained that
such agreements are effective means to prevent criminal activities that
threaten human dignity, the common good and peace.
With a view to renewing the Apostolic See's commitment to cooperate to these
ends, by means of this Apostolic Letter issued fvtotu Proprio, I establ ish that:

1. The competent Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State shall also exercise
penal jurisdiction over:
a) crimes committed against the security, the fundamental
interests or the patrimony of the Holy See;
b) crimes referred to:
- in Vatican City State Law No. VIII, of 11 July 2013,
containing Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law

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irrespective of that person's seniority.

4. The jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 1 comprises also the administrative

liability of j uridica l persons arising from crimes, as regulated by Vatican City
State laws.
5. When the same matters are prosecuted in other States, the provisions in
force in Vatican City State on concu rrent jurisdiction shall apply.
6. The content of article 23 of Law No. CXI X of 21 November 1987, which
approves the Judicial Order of vatican City s tate remains in force .
This I decide and establish, anything to the cont rary notwithstanding.
I establish that t his Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio will be promu lgated by
its publication in L'Osservatore Romano, entering into force on 1 September

2013.
Given in Rome, a t the Apostolic Palace, on l l J1.1ly <Ol3 , t he f irst of my
Pontif icate.

FRANCISCUS

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o longer slaves, but brothers and... https://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/messages/peace/documen ...

MESSAGE OF HIS HOLINESS

POPE FRANCIS
FOR THE CELEBRATION OF THE
WORLD DAY OF PEACE
1 JANUARY 2015
NO LONGER SLAVES, BUT BROTHERS AND SISTERS

1. At the beginning of this New Year, which we welcome as God's gracious

gift to all humanity, I offer heartfelt wishes of peace to every man and
woman, to all the world's peoples and nations, to heads of state and
government, and to religious leaders. In doing so, I pray for an end to wars,
conflicts and the great suffering caused by human agency, by epidemics past
and present, and by the devastation wrought by natural disasters. I pray
especially that, on the basis of our common calling to cooperate with God
and all people of good will for the advancement of harmony and peace in the
world, we may resist the temptation to act in a manner unworthy of our
humanity.
In my Message for Peace last year, I spoke of " the desire for a full life ...
which includes a longing for fraternity which draws us to fellowship with
others and enables us to see them not as enemies or rivals, but as brothers
and sisters to be accepted and embraced".[1] Since we are by nature
relational beings, meant to find fulfilment through interpersonal relationships
inspired by justice and love, it is fundamental for our human development
that our dignity, freedom and autonomy be acknowledged and respected .
Tragically, the growing scourge of man's exploitation by man gravely
damages the life of communion and our calling to forge interpersonal
relations marked by respect, justice and love. This abom inable phenomenon,
which leads to contempt for the fundamental rights of others and to the
suppression of their freedom and dignity, takes many forms. I would like
briefly to consider these, so that, in the light of God's word, we can consider
all men and women "no longer slaves, but brothers and sisters'.

Listening to God's plan for humanity

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