Symbols of the Confederacy: A Southerner's Revelatory Moments
Category: BLACK VOICES
Learning history awakens, enlightens and forces introspection. But when historical items become icons, the facts take a back seat to dogma. South Carolina finally has taken down the symbol that when I was young I did not fully understand. It's now time for the rest of us to understand the hate such a symbol represents.
By B.J. Bernstein , ContributorAtlanta-based attorney, 2015-07-12