Out of our reflections on our past, our history ... we create a narrative of existence that we then teach ourselves ... to guide us into the future.
We as a people write our bibles, our stories ...
It takes time and distance to put things in perspective ... and correct the lies we previously told ourselves out of false understanding, a false narrative ...
False in the sense that our beliefs were wrong because we had been taught a false narrative of our past ... and these beliefs were proven wrong when we finally had the courage to examine them in the light of new evidence, new revelation.
An apology for slavery is not just important, it is necessary. We need to plant that marker in our collective consciousness, our narrative of our existence ... reminding ourselves how wrong we can be at times.
Note: Originally posted as a comment on the Star-Ledger's NJ Voices website in response to the editorial, Apologize for slavery:
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