Tag: national park service
Garden of Heroes Tied to Civil War and Reconstruction
Last year, Donald Trump issued an authorization of a 2021 Executive Order commanding that a Garden of Heroes in Washington for the 250th Anniversary of…
Close Look at the Court’s Opinion that Slavery Panels Be Put Back Up at President’s House in Philly
Note: This page is under construction and should be finished May 15, 2026 On February 16, 2026 a Federal Court issued and order telling the…
Congaree National Park May Have to Redact Three Items of Printed Material on Slavery
Congaree National Park in South Carolina is eighteen miles southeast of the state’s capital of Columbia. The park gets fewer than 150,000 visitors every year…
Slide Show With Instructions for Tagging National Park Exhibits for Removal for Violating Executive Order
I have been posting photos for the last six weeks that Interior Department staff have identified as National Park exhibits being in violation of President…
Federal Government’s Effort to Take Down LGBT+ Flags at Stonewall Is Defeated
Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan had its LGBT+ flags removed by the Federal Government in February as part of the president’s Executive Order to “restore…
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…
Interior Department Looking to Ban Historical Books from National Park Service Bookstores
For nearly a month I have been looking at exhibits and signage that may be withdrawn from the National Parks following the president’s Executive Order…
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…
Displays at Antietam That Are Under Review for Removal
We are looking at the displays and literature from around the National Parks having to do with the Civil War and Reconstruction that have been…
Wayside Panels May be Removed at Bull Run
Manassas National Battlefield Park, where the first major battle of the Civil War was fought, has two panels that have been called into question under…