Delores, our tour guide at the Historic Arkansas Restoration Museum, told us that the history of Arkansas is also the history of slavery, and each time she spoke of it, her voice dropped to a monotone, so as not to give credence to that vile word. And here in this place, we could feel ourselves being drawn back into a time when such a thing was possible, and I wanted to put my arms around Delores and tell her that I feel her pain as well.