Impardonable

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Although pardons are being granted to some Maryland victims of past lynchings, what remains is the impardonable sin of vicious racism.  Until that is more fully addressed, verbal pardons will fail to walk the talk.

During a recent speech, Governor Larry Hogan associated “a posthumous pardon” with “equal justice under the law.”  Better late than never, but this so-called justice would have been far more meaningful during the actual lives of its long-gone recipients.

Resources

https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-pol-lynchings-governor-pardons-20210508-p5wu2ff7xzbdhembvi7ebvrvi4-story.html 

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