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It requires extensive research to determine whether the items were collected ethically, to identify descendants and to navigate complex international regulations on movement of human remains.

Areva Martin, a lawyer representing the Section 14 residents and their descendants, did not respond to requests for comment Thursday morning.

The proposed constitutional amendment is part of a reparations package for descendants of African Americans enslaved in the U.S.

Rose echoed the refrain of several Portuguese descendants at the rally, which filled the parking lot of the Turlock Livestock Auction Yard.

The report said the harm caused by the slave trade was "vast" adding: "Its repercussions resonate in the lives of descendants of the enslaved to this day."