THE UNVEILING yesterday of the excavation of the Robert Morris mansion, which served as America's first White House, adds to an inventory of important historical Philadelphia sites that tell the American story in tangible ways.
But to tell that story with no mention of the unfinished business of the American Revolution would be to ignore the incredible strides we have made since the revolution.
We applaud the U.S. Park Service's decision to include the story of George Washington's slaves in that narrative - and the Avenging the Ancestors Coaliton for prodding them.
The fact that Washington kept slaves does less damage to his legacy than ignoring it would do to our history.
