Fears for Independence Mall as Trump Orders Removal of Displays that 'Disparage' American History

Fears for Independence Mall as Trump orders removal of displays that 'disparage' American history

The stories of enslaved people kept by President George Washington are a prominent part of the display where his house once stood at 6th and Market Streets.

Trump Admin Orders Removal Of ‘The Scourged Back’ Photo And Other References To Slavery And Racism

The Trump administration is ordering national parks to remove a famous Civil War-era photo of an enslaved man’s scarred back, as well as references to slavery and racism. The removals continue the administration’s policy of censoring American history to downplay the history of slavery, racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination. Trump orders removal of famous Civil War-era ‘Scourged Back’ photo “The Scourged Back” photo depicts a fo…

Trump Intensifies Campaign to Rewrite American History

BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The Trump administration has intensified its campaign to rewrite how America tells its history, ordering federal agencies to remove exhibits and materials that emphasize slavery and racial injustice by September 17.

Trump Team Orders Civil War National Park to Erase History of Slavery

Donald Trump continues to try to downplay the horrors of slavery.

Trump Administration Orders Removal Of Famous Photo Of Enslaved Man's Scars

The Trump administration is ordering the removal of information of slavery at national parks in an effort to scrub “corrosive ideology,” per the Washington Post. In 1863, at the height of the Civil War, two Baton Rouge photographers captured an image of a former slave’s horrifically scarred back that shocked white Americans across the Union. Entitled “Scourged Back,” the famous photo depicts an enslaved man named Peter Gordon with prominent whip…