It was great to hear Karen Finney speak on MSNBC today about her biracial heritage and her op-ed piece in the Washington Post on Aug. 15:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/08/15/im-black-robert-e-lee-is-my-ancestor-his-statues-cant-come-down-soon-enough/?utm_term=.bc0293ca6779
Also her follow-up on Aug. 17:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2017/08/17/trump-said-hes-sad-to-see-confederate-statutes-coming-down-descendants-of-confederate-leaders-disagree/?utm_term=.11d26fb3b5e4
dt talks about defending "our heritage," but there are many heritages in the South and in the US. Some need to be cherished.
Others need to be pilloried and studied to correct our course today.
Thank you, Karen, for adding your voice to the chorus.
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