How to respond to symbols of systemic racism

A supporter of President Donald Trump carries a Confederate battle flag on the second floor of the U.S. Capitol near the entrance to the Senate after breaching security defenses, in Washington, U.S., January 6, 2021. A portrait of abolitionist senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts, who was savagely beaten on the Senate floor after delivering a speech criticizing slavery in 1856, hangs above the couch.        REUTERS/Mike Theiler     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2K2L9T6BWB

A supporter of President Donald Trump carries a Confederate battle flag in the US Capitol after breaching security defenses, January 6, 2021. Image: REUTERS/Mike Theiler TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2K2L9T6BWB

John Letzing
Digital Editor, Strategic Intelligence, World Economic Forum
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