Georgia Not Planning on Apologizing for Slavery

On February 25th, I wrote a piece regarding the fact that Virginia had apologized for its past role in slavery. Today, I read that Georgia is not planning on following in Virginia's footsteps. I am very pleased at that. They also are trying to set aside a month devoted to Confederate History. I hope they are successful in their endeavors.

Mullis makes the same point in this article that I made in mine. Why should I apologize for something done by my ancestors? When my step children were small, my husband's grandmother would excuse every action they did because their mother had abandoned them when they were young. Granted, that was an awful thing to happen in their lives, but as human beings with the God given ability to make better of themselves, it is up to them to toss aside something that happened when they were 2 and 6 months old and move on with their life. Blaming all of their indiscretions on one event was inappropriate and hurtful to them. When we continue to look back on slavery as the basis for all of the ills and misfortunes among black people, we are crippling them. We are keeping them from putting it behind them and moving forward. If we owe any apologies, THAT is what we should be apologizing for.