According to an article that recently ran here in The Free Lance-Star, members trying to find new homes for the Museum of the Confederacy met with the local chapter of the NAACP. Why? With no disrespect to the organization as a whole, why meet with them, or any other special interest group? Are they investing monies in it? Are they going to have any direct influence into the decision making and operational aspects of the museum? No. This is a touchy subject for me as I live in the immediate area and would love to work there. However, I am dumbfounded at the ridiculous amount of politics that it takes to open a museum. The amount of meetings and forums that have already taken place (in which everyone and their mother think they have a say) is astounding too.

The goal, according to the story is to make sure that the ‘whole’ story of the Confederacy is told. I agree that this is crucial, BUT I also challenge those attempting to build the nearby slavery museum to tell the whole story of slavery too. I expect there to be an exhibit on how slaves were introduced and baptized into Christianity. After all, that’s part of the WHOLE story. Of course I have NO right to demand anything - and neither do they. Once again, no disrespect to these special-interest groups or their demographics, I just don't see this as any of their business. 

Anyone that thinks that this idea of trying to make everyone happy is a good thing needs to look a little deeper. It has NOTHING to do with history and everything to do with “What’s in it for me?”