Black Tourists Defend History as Trump Targets the Smithsonian

Black Tourists Defend History as Trump Targets the Smithsonian

WASHINGTON — When Ronnie Underwood heard President Donald Trump’s claim this week that the Smithsonian Institution is “out of control” and focuses on “how horrible our country is,” he grew angry, he said. The way Underwood, 65, sees it, if we don’t know our past, how can we learn from it? He’s from Bessemer, Alabama, and grew up during the era of segregation, when Gov. George Wallace, a segregationist, was in power. “We have to emphasize the pas…

ASALH leads resistance to attacks on Smithsonian and U.S. history

ASALH fights against the erasure of Black history as the president attacks Smithsonian museums. They rally for resistance and preservation of truth.