The movement toward repairing the mistakes of our forefathers with corrections more acceptable to current philosophy is fraught with danger. I, as a 20th or 21st century being, can easily cast aspersions on decisions made in the past, but most of those decisions reflect the ethics, morals, and political objectives of the times when those decisions were made. Lincoln's attitude, while not held by all at the time, was almost akin to the prodigal son and general forgiveness, although some, like Lee, were not pardoned until the 1970's by Carter. When the bases were named, the sensibilities of the local communities were considered, and may be a more sensible consideration in making the decision on renaming, which is not an inexpensive decision.
Is retaining the historical reasoning appropriate, or is such reasoning so heinous it should be reversed and hidden? Are we just trying to revise history for good reason or are we hiding that history.