Space for Hope: We’ve Shown That We Can Be Better

Courtesy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection, Special Collections, The University of Texas at Arlington Libraries. Mansfield High School students and adults guard the entrance to the school to prevent African-Americans from registering; a figure in effigy hangs from the flagpole in the background, 08/30/1956.

This is the story of my town. Amid our tragedy and unrest, maybe there is still reason to be optimistic about America.

The United States is on edge. Jobs are disappearing. Cities burn. Protestesters ask why we see the same injustices over and over. The Washington Post maintains a helpful database of…