Tag: donald trump
President Considering Major Overhaul of the National Park Service
A majority of the Civil War related sites are held by the National Park Service (NPS). Sites including Fort Sumter, Lincoln’s home in Springfield, Illinois,…
The Mid-Term Elections & History
This morning I was on several shared conversations with other students of history on the impact of President Trump’s defeat in the mid-term election on…
Grant to Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany Restored by Federal Government
In March of this year, the Underground Railroad Education Center in Albany, New York found out that the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) had…
Interior Department Begins Process of Creating Signs in Washington Denouncing the Smithsonian
The Trump Administration continues to pressure the Smithsonian in its year-and-a-half campaign to change how American history is told. Over the Summer, the administration had…
Panel Explaining Arlington Confederate Monument Removed in Preparation for Re-erection of Controversial Lost Cause Memorial
The Confederate memorial at Arlington National Cemetery is scheduled to be reinstalled in 2027. The monument, a tribute to Confederates who fought against the United…
New Washington Arch to Begin Construction in Two Weeks Next to Arlington National Cemetery
After a 5-4 Supreme Court decision this week allowing the Trump Administration to build the 250 foot high “Triumphal Arch” next to Arlington National Cemetery,…
The Reflecting Pool & The Deception Of The Interior Department
Jeanine Pirro dropped vandalism charges against four visitors arrested for vandalizing the now-famous Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Much of the media…
Washington Arch Will Interfere With Nine Civil War Commemoration Sites
The proposed 250-foot-tall triumphal arch proposed by President Trump will interfere with 37 other historic sites in Washington according to an assessment by the National…
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…