We're all taught that to be a patriot is to remember our history—the good, the bad, and the ugly. We're asked to 'never forget' 9/11 and the profound loss it represents. We talk about the importance of remembering D-Day, a pivotal moment in the fight against fascism. So, why is it that when Black Americans insist on remembering the trauma of slavery—the very foundation of so much of our nation's wealth and so many of its inequalities—we're told to just 'move on'?

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