Black community leaders in Utah have launched a campaign to remove references to slavery from the state constitution.
Fox 13 reports the state's founding document still technically allows for the practice as a punishment for a crime. The language is more than 100 years old and Black community leaders say removing it would be an important step forward at a time of heightened awareness of the ongoing effects of racial injustice. The Utah Legislature has approved a bill putting the question on the ballot, a required step to change the state constitution. Now leaders are working to convince people to vote for the change in November.