I will never challenge Sofen's right to interpret the Civil War as he wishes. But I think everyone who cares about history should contest Sofen's argument that we must alter history because it makes him feel uncomfortable.
Evan C. Woodberry
Tuscaloosa, Ala., July 14
The writer is a student at the University of Alabama.
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Liberal Hogwash
I find it hilarious that Harvard, the supposed academic mecca of the United States, has failed to teach Sofen what a museum is. A museum puts history on display. Thus, the museums of the South should tell us about the people who once lived in the South, and not about the people who live there presently. Sofen, on the other hand, thinks that museums should give us a picture of what the world is like today.
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