New Alabama Statues Spotlight Women’s Legacy—But Do They Confront the Full Historical Truth?

The unveiling of statues honoring Rosa Parks and Helen Keller at the Alabama Capitol represents a milestone: for the first time, women are permanently commemorated on the lawn that also prominently features Confederate monuments. This development appears as a nod to progress, yet it begs a critical question rooted in America's ongoing struggle with its own history—does this inclusion genuinely reflect Alabama's complex past or merely pay lip service to diversity while preserving divisive symbols?How Deep Does Alabama’s Reckoning Go?Rosa Parks is rightly celebrated as “the mother of the modern civil rights movement.” Her courageous refusal to surrender her bus...