I see this past week that a rectangular Civil Rights monument was dedicated on the grounds of Virginia's state capitol in Richmond. And I believe this is a proper place for it as the hard struggles by those who had to fight to get their rights as American citizens in the 50s and 60s need to be recognized in the same way that the struggles of our Confederate ancestors need to be.
For way too long after the Civil War, blacks were kept in a second class citizenship by a variety of laws and customs. Whenever an American citizen is denied their opportunities, this hurts the country.
It is not right for any group to say that another's struggles were insignificant.
The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.
