US EditionNational Park Service restores Harriet Tubman references to Underground Railroad webpage
- The National Park Service restored an image and quote from Harriet Tubman to its Underground Railroad webpage after backlash over their removal.
- The changes to the webpage were made without approval from NPS leadership or Department leadership.
- The agency stated that the removal of Tubman's references was concerning and unauthorized.
- This incident follows another website purge that also drew outrage before being restored.
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The Oakland Press
RoyalOakTribune.comOakland County Underground Railroad exhibit ‘especially important’ after controversy, director says
Leslie Pielack has been surprised at the numbers of people who have visited a traveling exhibit highlighting Oakland County connections to the Underground Railroad. “It’s unbelievably popular,” said Pielack, director of the Birmingham Museum and director of the traveling exhibit. “I could never have expected how important this exhibit was going to be.” “Right now, it’s especially important to people. We want to share the whole story,” she said, …
The Times of Northwest Indiana
News & RecordHarriet Tubman content restored
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service reversed edits and restored content to its webpage about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the wake of news reports and public backlash over the changes.
National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage after outrage
The National Parks Service has restored the original Harriet Tubman material featured on a webpage about the Underground Railroad after garnering outrage over its removal. In February, a photo and a quote from of the abolitionist leader was removed from the top of a page titled “What Is the Underground Railroad?” The content was replaced with a collage of Underground Railroad stamps from the U.S. Postal Service that highlight “Black/White Cooper…
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