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Black History Month insists that the struggle for justice did not end with emancipation, federal civil rights legislation, or symbolic inclusion. It reminds us that understanding the past is not about guilt or grievance, but about responsibility.

The historical record documents the darker side of Kissinger’s controversial tenure in power: his role in the overthrow of democracy and the rise of dictatorship in Chile; disdain for human rights; support for dirty, and even genocidal, wars abroad..