Americans everywhere, both Black and white, understood that the national debate about slavery had reached a moment of crisis.
"Conservatives are waging a war on diversity, equity, and basic human rights, and their most insidious battleground is one of the easiest to access: The local school board," Devlyn D’Alfonzo writes.
"I vote because I want every child in the commonwealth to understand our history and be inspired to do things differently. And I want those same children to survive through school and welcome their own families into a world with clean air and water."
