united stateshe did not begin on 9/11. and we are still far from repairing the damage. but we mention again, the equal justice initiative and its founder brian stevenson, who wrote the widely read memoir "just mercy." the equal justice initiative is building a museum in montgomery to call attention to the tragic history of lynching, and it plans to erect 4000 historical markers at the many, many sites in our country where people were lynched. african-american refugees from jim crow terror fled to the big cities of the north and west, but they did not find eagle rights or equal justice. they were cheated out of housing and jobs. when a michelle obama, for example, beats the odds and stands tall, i celebrate. when martin luther king preached at the broad sweep of american history bins towards justice, i'm eager to believe him. when president obama quotes or paraphrases reverend king, i want very much to share the ultimate optimism. but the actual reality of our bittersweet history keeps tripping us up. the promise of equality is tantalizing, but too often unreachable -- a

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