Truth Sets Us Free

Recently I read about the Tulsa Massacre in 1921. Although I grew up in Oklahoma, I was unaware of this carnage of African-American citizens and businesses that wiped out an entire thriving community. My first response was horror and revulsion.

This morning I read about the largest slave auction in the U.S., held in Georgia in 1859—an auction in which 429 men, women, and children were sold. Each of their names was listed.

I’m moving through a range of emotions. I’ve passed through shame that kept me trapped in unknowing, and now I’m willing to see the whole truth. This is a necessary part of healing. Our nation simply has to do this.

Truth sets us free.