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Facing America's unpleasant history is the key to learning from its mistakes.
I was walking in my neighborhood one day and noticed an elderly man down on his hands and knees, trying to weed a garden bed that had pretty much become a hopeless mess. It was obvious that the battle against nature had already declared a winner.
I was walking in my neighborhood one day and noticed an elderly man down on his hands and knees, trying to weed a garden bed that had pretty much become a hopeless mess. It was obvious that the battle against nature had already declared a winner. I grimaced for a moment at the futility of his work and as I passed, I gave him one of those knowing looks: “… and they told us that slavery was abolished!”
He looked up from his honey-do chore, laughed in agreement, and I continued on my way, chuckling right up to my own front door. Well, it really isn't funny.
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