Different sorts of truth and reconciliation commissions in Latin America, South Africa and Rwanda have helped create national unity after deeply polarizing events. Kelebogile Zvobgo, a political scientist at The College of William & Mary tells The World’s Marco Werman a truth commission might work for today’s divided America.
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