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PEN:jlg:jf
1999 - 2000 LEGISLATURE
July 8, 1999 - Introduced by Representatives Morris-Tatum, Young, Sykora,
Coggs, Turner and
Miller, cosponsored by Senator George. Referred to
Committee on Government Operations.
AJR66,1,2
1Relating to: establishing a sister-state relationship with the Cap Vert Region of
2Senegal.
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Whereas, African American residents of Wisconsin are developing trade,
4commerce and cultural ties with the Senegalese people; and
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Whereas, Goree Island, which is located in the Cap Vert Region of Senegal, was
6the debarkation point for African slaves bound for American shores, which makes it
7extremely likely that there are African Americans currently residing in Wisconsin
8who are descendants of people from that region; and
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Whereas, a sister-state relationship would benefit both Wisconsin and the Cap
10Vert Region of Senegal by facilitating an exchange of information and ideas, by
11promoting travel between the 2 regions and by increasing the number of exchange
12programs between them; now, therefore, be it
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1Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That the members of the
2Wisconsin legislature encourage this state's executive branch to establish a
3sister-state relationship between Wisconsin and the Cap Vert Region of Senegal.
