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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…
Congress Considering Hegseth’s Renaming of Army Bases After Confederates
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s controversial renaming of military bases after Confederate leaders is under scrutiny by representatives in Congress. Here are some excerpts from…
Lincoln Heritage Museum in Springfield Responds to Trump’s Call for End to “Woke” Coverage in History Museums
President Trump issued a Truth Social post on Tuesday attacking the Smithsonian and many other history museums as bastions of “wokeness.” Here is what the…
Historian David Blight On the Threat To History
David Blight is one of the most respected academic historians in the United States. A professor at Yale, he has written seven books, including the…
National Park Service Reviewing Books Sold at Bookstores for UnAmerican Content
As I discussed earlier, the National Park Service (NPS) has been ordered by the Interior Department to eliminate what reporters call “Unamerican” content in signs…