A historian who focuses on post-Civil War Louisiana explains why Ilhan Omar ’embodies the best of Reconstruction-era reformers’

A historian who focuses on post-Civil War Louisiana explains why Ilhan Omar ’embodies the best of Reconstruction-era reformers’: By William Horne

I stand with Ilhan Omar. As a historian of Reconstruction, I must.

Omar embodies the best of Reconstruction-era reformers. She articulates a robust and inclusive vision of civil rights. She is a vocal advocate for the dispossessed and an outspoken opponent of racism and bigotr