It is amazing how the perspective of history changes when you look through the glass of time. I am 66 years old and have always hated slavery. But I admired all of those who gave their lives for what they believed in. I still do! To me Robert E. Lee was a fine Christian gentleman and U.S. Grant was a drunk. I still hold to those perceptions.
Now I realize that there are those who would erase our history attempting to make us forget the awful lessons of the past. I am not a professional historian but I still appreciate the past and the history that was written long ago. I still think that those who claim history as their own should not try to forget the memories of the past even though looking through the prism of the present causes us hurt.
