Category: Slavery
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Has Displays Flagged for Violating President’s Executive Order at Cane River
The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom was created through an Act of Congress passed in 1998 which gave the National Park Service responsibility for…
Underground Railroad Museum in Albany Lose Funding Under Crusade Against Black History
The Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany has filed a lawsuit against the Federal government claiming that the government has wrongfully withheld $250,000 in Federal…
Brochure at Dry Tortugas National Park that May Be Discontinued
The Dry Tortugas National Park may be one of the most remote locations of any park having to do with the Civil War. The Dry…
Kingsley Planation’s Brochure and Exhibits Are Under Review By Interior Department for Their Slavery Depictions
Timucuan Preserve is next to Jacksonville in Florida. In is a giant wetland along the St. John’s River and the Atlantic Ocean. Contained within it…
Merchant’s House in Manhattan Has a Recently Discovered Passage for the Underground Railroad
Merchant’s house in New York City has recently uncovered a hidden passageway that historians say was used by the owners to hide slaves on the…
Judge Tells National Park Service to Stop Making Changes to Presidents’ House in Philadelphia
Last week a Federal Court judge was extremely critical of the National Park Service (NPS) and the Trump administration for having surreptitiously taken down panels…
Pete Hegseth’s Religious Advisor Rev. Doug Wilson: More on Civil War and Slavery
Back in August I posted several articles on Pete Hegseth’s religious advisor. Doug Wilson is the head of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC)…
Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in NYC Loses Material on Slavery
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…
Washington Post: National Park Service Is Taking Down References to Slavery at Historic Sites
The Washington Post published an article this week reporting that leadership within the National Park Service (NPS) is ordering material referencing slavery at some NPS…
National Museum of African History and Culture D.C.
I first went to the Smithsonian back when I was in eighth grade and about to graduate from my elementary school. I loved going there,…