Should America Establish A Truth and Reconciliation Commission?

At the end of Apartheid in South Africa, under the leadership of Nelson Mandela, a Truth and Reconciliation Commission was established.

What did the Truth and Reconciliation Commission do in South Africa? The Truth and Reconciliation Commission was created to investigate gross human rights violations that were perpetrated during the period of the Apartheid regime from 1960 to 1994, including abductions, killings, torture.

How successful was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in South Africa? In a broad sense, the TRC was a success because it healed the nation of South Africa while simultaneously healing individuals. It did this by providing a forum through which people could proactively address the past in order to move forward. This process helped meet the needs of the victims, offenders, and nation.

Each year during the Fourth of July, the unhealed wound of slavery in America resurfaces. Many are upset at a recent Supreme Court ruling that seemed to strike down the use of racial quotas. But at some point, this cycle of racial injustice and reaction to racial injustice must end. Should America establish a Truth and Reconcilliation Commission to finally heal the affects of slavery and racism?