The Washington Post reports today that “a display at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York City was taken down for making reference to historical events like slavery, Japanese camps and conflicts with Native Americans…” This removal was taken by the National Park Service in response to a presidential order issued in March. The Washington Post also reports that a famous photograph of a slave showing the scars from having been whipped was also taken down at Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia. Other displays were taken down at Arcadia Park in Maine because they referenced climate change.
The National Park Service is part of the Interior Department. Aubrie Spady, the deputy press secretary of the Interior Department, issued a statement saying: “Thanks to President Donald Trump, Interior is ensuring that the American people are no longer being fed the lies of the delusional Green New Scam.”
Please call your Congressional Representative and Senators to protest this whitewashing of history.
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