US EditionVERIFY: Did the Smithsonian remove Greensboro sit-in artifacts from two museums?
- Reports claimed that the Smithsonian Institution was removing Greensboro sit-in artifacts from two Washington, D.C. Museums in early 2025.
- The removals followed a March 2025 executive order by the Trump administration aiming to eliminate what it called improper ideology from Smithsonian exhibits.
- The artifacts being returned, including items loaned by civil rights activist Amos Brown, were due to standard loan expirations and museum practice, not policy changes.
- Smithsonian officials denied planning to remove the Greensboro Woolworth lunch counter or related sit-in displays, calling such reports inaccurate and egregious.
- The institution maintained the lunch counter would remain on display, preserving African American history as an integral part of American history in its museums.
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Dr. Amos C. Brown Calls Out Smithsonian Over Returned Artifacts, Warns of Trump-Era Attacks on Black History
Staff Report BlackPressUSA.com On Let It Be Known, the Black Press of America’s daily morning show, Dr. Amos C. Brown exposed what he described as an attempt to erase Black history through the Smithsonian’s decision to return artifacts he loaned to the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Host Stacy M. Brown and co-host Niele Anderson led a discussion that covered the museum’s actions, the political climate under Donald Trump…
African American museum artifacts to be returned to SF pastor amid Trump's executive order
A well-known San Francisco pastor and civil rights leader says he is frustrated by a change by the Smithsonian Museum. Reverend Amos Brown said he loaned two artifacts to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. Now, the items will be returned to him in just a few days. “A bible that I used in the Civil Rights struggle and we marched with Dr. [Martin Luther] King and went to jail. And also, the oldest history bo…
Smithsonian Clarifies Artifact Returns at NMAAHC - The Southern Maryland Chronicle
WASHINGTON, April 29, 2025 — The Smithsonian Institution has returned several artifacts from the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), including a Bible and a historic book loaned by civil rights leader Rev. Amos Brown, prompting debate about the museum’s preservation practices. Brown and some visitors expressed concern about the removals, while the Smithsonian clarified that the returns align with standard loan agree…
Sexton: Rumors about moving Greensboro lunch counter spread because they're believable
Officials at the Smithsonian forced to quash stories about removing civil rights artifacts because they were in line with other ill-advised moves to whitewash history.
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