Gonna try for ole Donald….
But it ain’t gonna work…..
The history of America isn’t without Racism, Sexism ….
And dealing with Climate Change , either….
The removals come after President Donald Trump issued an executive order in March seeking to remove “improper partisan ideology” from federal institutions, including the Smithsonian museums, that he says was perpetuated by the Biden administration. Park Service officials have broadly interpreted the order to apply to information on racism, sexism, Indigenous persecution, gay rights and climate change.
That sweeping effort has also led the Park Service to order the removal of information related to slavery, including an iconic photo of a formerly enslaved man displaying the scars on his back, which was first reported by The Washington Post. A person familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, subsequently confirmed that the photo was ordered removed from the Fort Pulaski National Monument in Georgia.
Park Service spokesperson Rachel Pawlitz said in a statement earlier this week that all interpretive signage was under review….
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Separately, a display at Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in New York City was taken down for making reference to historical events like slavery, Japanese internment camps and conflicts with Native Americans in describing the park system, according to two people familiar with the matter and photos reviewed by The Post.
“Some very new parks preserve not just lands or buildings but our nation’s ideas and ideals. They remind us of things we hope to live up to — like women’s rights and liberty — and things we hope never to repeat — like slavery, massacres of Indians, or holding Japanese Americans in wartime camps,” the display said, prior to its removal.
Congressional Democrats have fiercely criticized Trump’s policy.
“Right now, the Trump administration is trying to censor the history told in our national parks and historic sites,” Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California) told the House subcommittee on Federal Lands on Thursday….
MAGA likes this stuff.
And yes, racism, plays an active part.