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When I was growing up in the 1960s, a social movement challenged the values of our country seeking to end racial discrimination and end the war in Southeast Asia. Those protesters changed the course of our nation's history.

Today, the BLM movement – which among other things, such as COVID, joblessness, changing roles of police officers – attacks the ever-growing disparity between the rich and everyone else and aims to reduce corporate influence on politics. The movement is pushing for another change in our history.

During our country's great history, many policies and laws were adopted...