Letter: How will history remember this time?

We are at a point in our history when we must confront who our “heroes” are. Statues have been toppled; streets, buildings, mascots and universities have been renamed. Even parts of our history have undergone rewrites because old narratives no longer appear accurate or merit our respect.This has been forcefully brought to our attention with the death of Rep. John Lewis and a review of his remarkable life. He was a gentle man and a true hero in the defense of human rights and justice