Whether it is racism, genocide, or any other sin that lurks in the heart of mankind, it is always good to acknowledge its existence and its historical relevance so that those living in the present do not forget and naturally doom themselves into repeating it. Take what is happening with the halocaust these days with regard to a small group of people denying it ever happened. There needs to be, to some degree, those keeping the awareness alive. If that is what Mr Marsalis wishes to do so we do not repeat such an atrocity then I applaud him. The one thing we cannot do, however, is justify in one's mind reasons to continue or further propegate such inhumane ideologies back into society again.

In other words, let us learn from our fathers' mistakes... not replicate them.

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