We Have a Responsibility to Understand Our Complex Past. We Have a Choice as to How to Commemorate It.
Confederate soldiers fought for a nation that was established to protect and expand the institution of slavery. They fought against the United States in armies that impressed tens of thousands of enslaved men to help achieve this goal.
John Lewis fought to bring this nation closer to its founding ideals of equality, justice, and a commitment to democracy…
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