Tag: national park service
Panels Under Consideration for Removal at Stones River Battlefield in Tennessee
The Battle of Stones River, or Murfreesboro, was a very important battle in Tennessee that lasted from December 21, 1862 to January 2, 1863. At…
Fort Raleigh’s Booklets on the United States Colored Troops May Be Removed by NPS
All of us learned about Roanoke Island when we studied American History back in Middle School. The island is in the Outer Banks of North…
Taking Down the Civil War Historical Signage at Gulf Islands National Seashore?
Yesterday I posted about the newly disclosed set of documents assembled by the Interior Department of National Park signage that may be taken down under…
National Parks Have Assembled List of Displays & Literature For Possible Removal
Yesterday, the Washington Post published an article on the newly released files that the National Park Service put together in response to the Interior Department’s…
Appeals Court Allows National Park Service to Halt Replacing Slavery Panels on President’s House in Philly
Last week a Federal District Court Judge told the National Park Service (NPS) to restore historical panels that explained George Washington’s relation to slavery a…
Slavery Exhibit Restored at President’s House at Independence Park in Philadelphia
With a court-imposed deadline of Friday, Feb. 19 to restore dismantled exhibits on slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia, the National Park Service has…
Judge Orders National Park Service to Put Up Signage on Slavery at the President’s House in Philly that Was Removed by Executive Order
A Federal Judge issued an order to the Trump administration to restore panels taken down at the President’s House in Philadelphia that describe George Washington’s…
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…
Judge Says the Removing of Panels on Slavery from the Presidents’ House in Philly Is “Horrifying”
Last week, the Trump Administration took down historical panels outside the Presidents’ House in Philadelphia that referred to slavery. The house was lived in by…
Panels Explaining Washington’s Involvement With Slavery at Independence National Park Are Removed
Yesterday, three National Park employees took down panels explaining George Washington’s involvement with slavery. The signs were placed around George Washington’s home in Philadelphia where…