US EditionWhite House Says Slavery Is Being Taught Wrong, Should Not Be so Negative
Lindsey Halligan leads a Trump administration review aiming to reduce ideological content and emphasize progress since slavery in Smithsonian exhibits before the 2026 Semiquincentennial.
- On Wednesday, the White House launched a sweeping Smithsonian review led by Lindsey Halligan, tasked under President Donald Trump's executive order to remove `improper ideology`.
- White House aides wrote last week that the initiative aims to celebrate American exceptionalism, remove divisive narratives, and Trump directed attorneys to review museums, comparing this to his crackdown on universities.
- Examples cited by critics include the American History Museum's Benjamin Franklin display linking his experiments to enslaved people, its LGBTQ+ exhibits, and the National Museum of the American Latino framing wars around slavery and colonization.
- Smithsonian officials responded that they began a review in June and are committed to an `unbiased presentation of facts and history`, with governance by a Board of Regents chaired by Chief Justice John Roberts limiting executive control.
- As the 250th anniversary approaches, the administration's August review precedes America's 250th anniversary next year, following federal grant cuts earlier this year and Halligan's insurance-law background without museum sciences training.
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It is beyond comprehension that President Donald Trump complained in a Truth Social post that the Smithsonian Institution portrays slavery as a bad thing (“White House orders Smithsonian review to ‘ensure alignment’ with Trump’s vision,” Aug. 13). Only a racist would dare to defend or dismiss slavery, which stripped Africans of human rights and enslaved them as chattel to pick cotton on Southern plantations. They were often whipped and — in the …
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