Forgetting Isn't Healing: Lessons From Elie Wiesel

Forgetting Isn't Healing: Lessons From Elie Wiesel Enlarge this image toggle caption Jordan Silverman/Getty Images Jordan Silverman/Getty Images In the late '80s, when I was in the fifth and sixth grades, my school librarian took a special interest in me. So when I was applying for college, and got a shiny brochure from Boston University, I remember turning the page and seeing Elie Wiesel's picture. Over the years, I have found myself quoting Professor Wiesel to white people who want me to "get over race." But Professor Wiesel had been emphatic: Nothing good comes of forgetting; remember, so that my past doesn't become your future.