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Should the Smithsonian Have Warning Signs Put Up Outside Its Museums?
The strange order from the president to post warning signs outside the Smithsonian’s American History museum has been met with abhorrence in many parts of…
President Orders Warning Signs Outside of Smithsonian
On July 4 the White House published a report indicting the Smithsonian’s American History museum for devoting too much space to depicting African American, Native…
National Park Service Says It Removed At Least 51 Exhibits From 38 Parks In Accord With President’s Executive Order
According to the news service Reuters, the National Park Service has removed 51 exhibits from 38 sites across the United States. The list was compiled…
Judge Orders National Park Service to Stop Removing Signs Judged Too “Woke”
Federal District Court Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to stop…
Actual Comments Submitted in Response to Executive Order Going After “Woke” National Park Exhibits
Last week the Sierra Club released the list of comments from visitors to the National Parks to identify so-called “Wokeness” in Exhibits and presentations. The…
Civilian Reports on National Park “Wokeness” Are Released
Right after Donald Trump was sworn in as president, he issued one of his first Executive Orders commanding the the National Park System restore “sanity”…
National Park Gift Shops and Bookstores Forced to Comply With Dec. 19 Deadline to Remove DEI Items
Gift shops and bookstores at National Parks must remove any items that have to do with “Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion,” otherwise known as “DEI,” by…
Information About Slavery “Scrubbed” from Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park
Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park in Atlanta, where the house that one of the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement grew up in…
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…
Beginning September 17, 2025 Some References to Slavery Will Be Removed from Civil War Sites Under the National Park Service
The New York Times is reporting that this week the National Park Service will begin taking down objects and signs that deal with slavery. This…