Trump signed an executive order behind closed doors on Thursday --Museums and parks must remove some items related to ra

[riversedge]

I have a question also. Does anyone know what has happened to all the US documents that
have already been removed from other US departments??


Museums and parks must remove some items related to race and gender: Executive order

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/museums-parks-remove-items-related-race-gender-executive/story?id=120236863


The details of the new executive order were first reported to ABC News.
By Michelle Stoddart, Katherine Faulders, Rachel Scott, and Will Steakin
March 27, 2025, 8:55 PM



President Donald Trump signed an executive order behind closed doors on Thursday directing federal agencies and the Smithsonian to eliminate what the order calls "divisive" and "anti-American" content from museums and national parks, sources familiar with the order told ABC News.

The order -- called "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" -- directed the vice president and the secretary of Interior to restore federal parks, monuments, memorials and statues "that have been improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history or improperly minimize or disparage certain historical figures or events."


The order also directed Vice President JD Vance, who is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to work to eliminate what it claims are improper, divisive or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian -- an institution consisting of 21 museums and 14 education and research centers -- as well as the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

The White House said in the full text of the executive order that over the past decade, a rewriting of history has cast American milestones in a "negative light" and therefore directs museums to remove some historical context relating to race and gender.


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[riversedge]

1. Furthermore, it banned the forthcoming American Women's History Museum from recognizing transgender women

Furthermore, it banned the forthcoming American Women's History Museum from recognizing transgender women "in any respect."....

[Chipper Chat]

2. So you can't use Mr and Mrs or Miss anymor

So all white people must be eliminated too?
Just asking.

[Ocelot II]

3. So are they going to remove the MLK memorial in D.C.?

[WestMichRad]

4. Just my opinion...

I expect that their goal will to be to erase, as much as possible, the history of diversity and inclusion in our country. That means destroying (not just hiding) as much evidence of women’s history and racial inclusion as possible, except that which favors the bias they want to portray.

They have the Kristallnacht and similar book burnings as an example to follow.

[dalton99a]

5. "The prior administration advanced this corrosive ideology"

Full text at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/restoring-truth-and-sanity-to-american-history/

[rog]

6. Will they remove the history of Buffalo Soldiers at Yellowstone (links)?

I just learned this history within the last month.

https://www.nps.gov/yell/blogs/The-Immortal-15-Fort-Yellowstone-and-Buffalo-Soldiers-Part-1-of-2.htm
https://www.nps.gov/yell/blogs/The-Immortal-15-Fort-Yellowstone-and-Buffalo-Soldiers-Part-2-of-2.htm

I wonder if Shelton Johnson still has his job at the park: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shelton_Johnson
https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/essays-culture/shelton-johnson-park-ranger-yosemite/

"The longtime ranger has spent decades sharing stories of Buffalo Soldiers and advocating for diversity in the national parks. But his journey started on the edge of a cliff in Germany."

... or this series.

In recognition of the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in Montana, the Heritage and Research Center is honoring the women who have contributed to Yellowstone’s history during our summer behind-the-scenes tours.

https://www.nps.gov/yell/blogs/Suffragettes-in-Yellowstone-Dr-Cora-Smith-Eaton.htm

It's a 3-part series, but the links to the other two parts just loop back to the main page. I wonder if they're deleting pages right now. It will be interesting to see if the links above remain active.

[alarimer]

7. If I worked at these museums, I'd make sure this stuff was hidden

I don't know if that would be some other non-Smithsonian museum or just squirreled away.