We are told that today’s historic moment of racial reckoning necessitates a collective Ukrainian response. Though no other American ethnic group has put itself out to similar self-castigation, a “Call to Action for Racial Justice” with sharp criticisms of the Ukrainian community has been drawn up and published in Ukrainian newspapers.
Alongside fleeting expressions of solidarity, this manifesto of sorts pushes a historical narrative about Ukrainians in North America that is not only largely unhistoric but does a great injustice to the memory of past generations.