Sauce for the Gander

The school board of Berkeley, California, has decided to rename two public schools currently named for the father of our country and the President who made the Louisiana purchase. Both men owned slaves. Meanwhile, the philosopher George Berkeley, for whom the school district was named, owned slaves and supported slavery. 

Perhaps our focus should shift from symbolism to insuring equal treatment for people of color in policing, education, health care and employment. We can start by making sure that people of color can vote without standing in line all day.