The Civil War happened. Get over it.

Or better yet, discuss it. Learn from it. (Hint: it was not all about slavery!!!)

But don't try to wipe out all traces of it. Texas was part of the Confederacy, for better or worse, and the history of the Confederacy is indelibly linked to the history of Texas. University is where you are supposed to figure out that how to think is more important than what to think. Learn how to think for yourselves, but allow others, including those who come after you, that same liberty.

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UT panel to discuss Confederate statues