Controversy Over Removal of Sensitive Historical Exhibits in National Parks
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President Trump ordered the removal of a historic photograph known as 'The Scourged Back' from certain national parks, citing concerns over 'corrosive ideology' and the portrayal of negative aspects of U.S. history, including slavery, in museum exhibits.
- Trump Orders National Park to Remove Famed Photograph of Formerly Enslaved Man ARTnews.com
- National park to remove photo of enslaved man’s scars The Washington Post
- Books about slavery could be removed from NPS museums, gift shops NPR
- From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US AP News
- As Trump targets national parks that 'disparage Americans,’ advocates warn California history is at stake LAist
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