February 05, 2018
As historians Daina R. Berry and Jennifer L. Morgan conclude in "#BlackLivesMatter Till They Don’t: Slavery’s Lasting Legacy": “We live embedded in the afterlife of slavery. We are a nation that has failed to grapple with our past.” Indeed, many of our historical sites have yet to accurately or fully portray our history. On a recent trip to Washington, DC I took the opportunity to visit the remains of Abingdon Plantation, just steps away from the main terminal of Ronald Reagan National Airport, and I was both pleased and disturbed by the experience.
February 05, 2018
Should the site of a 1,000-acre plantation be named for former first lady Nancy Reagan? Several members of Congress may think so, but any renaming of Gravelly Point Park in Arlington should honor those once enslaved there.
February 05, 2018
This bill redesignates as the "Nancy Reagan Memorial Park" the Gravelly Point Park located along the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Arlington County, Virginia.