Why does the abolition of black slavery in America have to be amendment #13? It's like "Black Friday" or the shortest month of the year (February) being officially called Black History Month. Once you start paying attention, racism is still rampant, in one form or another, despite the passage of this amendment, so many years ago. Are we just celebrating a piece of paper loaned by a generous donor? Or are we creating a space to think about the issues at hand, and the way we have handled them? That's what a good research library exhibit does. It makes you think about the possibility of change. Thank you for making thinking possible.