‘It Is Important To Teach The Truth’

Feb. 13, 2023 Editor, The News-Gazette: Facts are important in history. When discussing Black history in America it is important to remember that until recently, from a historical perspective, Black Americans were denied the same opportunities as White Americans to build wealth because of discriminatory laws. After slavery, the 100 years of segregation that followed included Black Americans continuing to be discriminated against under the law, and impeded from participating in many wealth building opportunities, up until the middle of the 20th century.