A resolution condemning the atrocities that occurred in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1906, in which White supremacist mobs brutalized, terrorized, and killed dozens of Black Americans, and reaffirming the commitment of the Senate to combating hatred, injustice, and White supremacy.

Senate Resolution 790 is a formal statement that officially condemns the 1906 Atlanta Race Massacre, a three-day period of violence where White supremacist mobs killed dozens of Black Americans and destroyed their businesses. The resolution honors the memory of the victims and expresses the Senate’s commitment to confronting racial injustice and White supremacy in the United States. Additionally, it supports the creation of a national day of remembrance to recognize the history of forced migrations and the displacement of Black communities throughout American history.