LETTER: Progressives continue to whitewash American history

Laura Mcswain Las Vegas

5 years ago

Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP

In this photo taken April 3, 2019, a pair of students walk past a historic mural that includes slaves and a dead Native American at George Washington High School in San Francisco. (Yalonda M. James/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

In response to your recent wire-service story about San Francisco covering up a mural of George Washington: School Board member Mark Sanchez says painting it over represents not only a symbolic fresh start, but a “real fresh start.” How did this man get elected?

I have another question: Who stands to gain from the whitewash of history? The fact that it is not being taught is problematic enough. Let’s just change it and pretend none of it happened. That should keep evil at bay.