RES 2018-205

City Council go on record recognizing the publication of Barracoon: The Story of the Last ‘Black Cargo’ and supporting the continued attempts to better understand this country’s complex and sometimes troubling history

How it started

Jun 18, 2018 · Offered by Councillor E. Denise Simmons.

What happened

Jun 18, 2018 · 🎉 Adopted: the Council approved it. (Order adopted)

Present and voting at this meeting (9)

Alanna Mallon
Craig A. Kelley
Dennis Carlone
E. Denise Simmons
Jan Devereux
Marc McGovern
Quinton Zondervan
Sumbul Siddiqui
Timothy J. Toomey

Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions. No member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge

What’s next

🚪 End of the line.

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🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Jun 18, 2018