Charlottesville And Beyond: The Never-ending Struggle

The tragic and deeply disturbing events in Charlottesville last week provoked a debate as old as America, itself. Our nation watched as a motley collection of bigots descended on that town, ostensibly to “save” the statues of their Confederate heroes. Some were armed, and many chanted Nazi-era slogans about racial purity and their definition of “true Americanism.” They were confronted by opponents who responded with affirmations of what they called “American values” of diversity and tolerance.

As the confrontation devolved into horrifying violence, we asked, “What did all this say about who we are as a nation and a people”?