Donald Trump’s remarks following the killing of a young paralegal by a white supremacist in Charlottesville, Virginia, generated widespread opprobrium—and no one was more cutting than many of the president’s fellow Republicans. Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio were just a few among the dozens of party stalwarts who lambasted the president—and who made clear their own strong objections to bigotry, anti-Semitism, and racism.

But what if Republicans wanted to demonstrate their commitment to racial equality in a way that goes beyond simply chastising the president? Many possibilities come to mind, but there is one opportunity to do something that would be both practical and symbolic.