1995: The Southern Baptist convention - African-Americans Slavery

The Southern Baptist convention apologizes to African-Americans and asks for forgiveness “for defending slavery in the antebellum South and for condoning ‘racism in our lifetime.’”

To: 
African-Americans
From: 
Southern Baptist convention
Year of Apology: 
2016
Footnote: 
Woodward, Kenneth L. “Who’s Sorry Now?” Newsweek. July 17, 1995.