Parks and Museums Emerge as New Culture War Battlegrounds

Parks and museums emerge as new culture war battlegrounds

U.S. parks and museums are becoming the latest battleground in the nation’s culture wars as President Trump seeks changes to the way national parks and the Smithsonian tell the story of America. The Trump administration has targeted exhibitions and programs that touch on everything from slavery and the Civil Rights Movement to transgender rights and disabilities issues. Trump last week in a social media post said that museums in particular were …

Bay Area officials, historians rally to protect national parks amid federal cuts

RICHMOND — Marking the 109th birthday of the National Park Service, Bay Area political leaders, historians, parks experts and residents rallied Monday for the preservation of the diverse history told through lands they say are under threat by the Trump…

National parks have become a battleground over American identity and who gets to tell it - Local News Matters

RICHMOND’S ROSIE THE RIVETER WWII Home Front National Historical Park, which memorializes the experience of women Bay Area Navy shipyard workers during the war, was the home front of a cultural battle on Monday. Over a hundred people gathered to protest what they say is the Trump administration’s attack on American history.    Monday was the 109th anniversary of the National Park Service, which was hit this spring with federal funding cuts and a…

National Parks Are a Battleground for American Identity

Over 100 people at Richmond's Rosie the Riveter National Historical Park protested what they say is the Trump administration's attack on U.S. history.