US Politics
Erasure is Not an Option: The Defense of History and the Assault on American Memory
Democratic Congressman Kweisi Mfume delivered an impassioned defense of the Smithsonian's African American history museum, warning that erasing such institutions would be met with fierce resistance and vowing that his community would not let their history be destroyed. This is a chilling and direct assault on the fundamental American principle that understanding our full history, in all its complexity, is essential to preserving our democracy and forming a more perfect union.
