...the judgment of historical figures through the lens of today's morals/beliefs. I'm thinking more about the founders of our country, without whom we would probably not be here today or be able to defend/fight for the rights of all. Should we tear down the Washington Monument? Shut down UVA?

If America hadn't changed course of its own accord and instead had to be forced to abolish slavery by some outside entity, then maybe I'd view things differently with respect to America being an "evil" country. But what actually happened is that Americans looked at the Constitution and looked into their own hearts and realized that it's impossible to stand for America and also stand for slavery, so they did something drastic about it. In my opinion, this, coupled with the Civil Rights movement, should be the lasting lessons of American history, not the sins of the men who founded the country yet also paved the way for the progress and equality that has come about since. As I said, I absolutely recognize that discrimination still exists at an individual level, but I totally reject the idea of lasting "institutional racism" in the year 2020, as do many other black leaders that I've heard speak out in the past 3-4 weeks. We're moving forward, not backwards. Or, at least we were until all of this mess started. Now, I just don't know.