Some Progressive Suggestions

The election of Somalia Harris as President will enable us to move forward in erasing America’s racist and slave-holding past. A lot has been done recently in eliminating signs and symbols of the evil white-supremist regime, but much more is needed.


The Washington monument is named after a slaveholder. And it is white—a symbol of white supremacy. The monument needs to be painted in rainbow colors to represent the new tolerant America. After all, all our embassies abroad already fly the rainbow flag.


Of course, the capital is named for a white supremacist slaveholder. It is time to move on. The capital should be renamed. Tubman City? John Brown City? Obama would be a good name to signify America’s diverse origins and outreach to the nonwhite world.


What might we do about the monument to the slaveholding white supremacist Jefferson? Perhaps it ought to simply be demolished and certainly closed to view until it is put in a context that will explain his evil legacy.


Most Americans don’t know that the author of “The Star-Spangled Banner” was a slaveholder. It has never been a satisfactory national anthem. A new one is needed. I suggest the great Civil Rights song “We Shall Overcome.”


​Great progress has been made in recent years in destroying memorials to racists and traitors, as well as changing the names of forts and ships. As you can see by these remarks there is much more to be done. We will soon have the opportunity to move forward in erasing the evil American past. We can expect the new President to get serious about reparations for slavery.