🧵 🗃️ It saddens me to have to bring you news of yet another casualty of the Trump administration's war on any history that does not conform to a white-centered narrative. For the past few summers I've worked with teachers at Arlington National Cemetery. The historians and educational staff... - ThreadSky

civilwarmemory.bsky.social • 1 day ago

🧵 🗃️ It saddens me to have to bring you news of yet another casualty of the Trump administration's war on any history that does not conform to a white-centered narrative.

For the past few summers I've worked with teachers at Arlington National Cemetery. The historians and educational staff...

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erikfrach.bsky.social•1 day ago

Next up:
Ozeania has always been at war with Eurasia.

julibluesky.bsky.social•1 day ago

It´s orwellian what Trump admin is doing

crocketttavern.bsky.social•1 day ago

💔🤬
They removed a page that used the word “gay.” It was about the Enola Gay, named for the pilot’s mother. Ignorance and hate are killing us. I know many, many people are doing a little bit each day. But I’m worried it won’t be enough. 😢😔

cnob.bsky.social•1 day ago

Yes, and deleted officers and military members whose last or middle name is Gay. 🤨

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

I saw that. Thanks.

fairecomments.bsky.social•1 day ago

The way they seem to believe they can somehow make whole groups disappear by wiping mention of them off websites, textbooks, et al., is odd. It’s a sort of religious fanaticism.

kimoco.bsky.social•1 day ago

They want to make all but straight white men feel uncomfortable, uneducated and unsure of our unique part in history.

We have to protect, save what we can and never give in to fascists otherwise known as Republicans.

maryjeffers.bsky.social•1 day ago

There were a lot of African Americans in the 19th century frontier west, after the Civil War. One careful estimate suggests 1 in 4 cowboys was Black. Yet by the time I was growing up in the 1960s, watching TV and movie “Westerns” made in the 40s, 50s and 60s, they’d been entirely erased. 1/2

crocketttavern.bsky.social•1 day ago

Truth!!

maryjeffers.bsky.social•1 day ago

So much so that the introduction of Black characters into such shows in the 70s and 80s was derided by some as revisionist history, pandering to liberal notions of affirmative action.

In other words, such erasures have been successful in the past and may be again. If we allow it.

fairecomments.bsky.social•1 day ago

You have a good point, alas. But the number of Blacks is higher & more dispersed now. Also, these creeps are trying to disappear Hispanics, Native Americans, LGBTQ, and women. That’s a lot of people.

theskwerty.bsky.social•22 hours ago

This is why I wish more people would join round table groups and read books on American history. I learned so much from my civil war RT and my local library. But sadly, Americans would prefer to watch TV propaganda. I would bet most Americans today believe that Enola Gay is a female impersonator.

notsomagicmike.bsky.social•1 day ago

This affects students and teachers globally. My daughter’s history a-level in the UK used those lesson plans in their studies , and visited Arlington last October. Sad times we are living in.

draye.bsky.social•1 day ago

We will have a lot of work to do if we make it past these folks. Geez

colematt.bsky.social•1 day ago

It blows my mind. If there was ever an argument that America was inherently Great and could once Again be Great, it’s enumerated in precisely the history they are desperately trying to erase.

historyrhyme.bsky.social•1 day ago

This hits close to home, literally. I live in the area, teach history just a few miles away, and did an amazing summer institute through Ford’s Theatre in 2015 that had us explore the Cemetery. I’m looking at the list of banned words and just chilled to the bone thinking of what’ll be lost.

julibluesky.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hello from Germany, every day I watch with great intensity as fascism unfolds in real time in the USA. To be honest, it leaves me stunned. My hope rests with the 50% sane Americans who will hopefully take forceful action soon. #resist #Protest

historyrhyme.bsky.social•23 hours ago

I’m totally stunned, too. I wake up every day, hoping I’ve dreamed up all of this madness. I’m trying to figure out how and where to resist, and certainly not giving in.

julibluesky.bsky.social•23 hours ago

I believe it´s already a step forward if you talk to the Americans who are not aware of the political developments. Not everybody is on X, bsky or reddit.

julibluesky.bsky.social•23 hours ago

We here in Europe are extremely worried. US is withdrawing from NATO and sides with Putin / RUS. It is incomprehensible & threatening how the USA is dissolving the entire world order within 5 weeks 😶

eventide2.bsky.social•1 day ago

Disgusting

nolan144.bsky.social•1 day ago

The thing is they're not only wiping history off the books, but they're demanding that all schools teach "patriotic" history. What patriotic history is there if you can't mention equality or freedom or human rights? All they've left our kids is the dirtiest parts of US history. And lies.

birgitt.bsky.social•1 day ago

helenapax.bsky.social•1 day ago

America has to STAND UP now!
You are near to living in a Dictator state!

cornellmom.bsky.social•1 day ago

AmeriKKKa

44lights.bsky.social•1 day ago

When the music’s over,

Turn out the lights,

Turn out the lights.

cartersemple.bsky.social•1 day ago

It's like we are going back to the 1950s.

mtlb.bsky.social•1 day ago

More like the 1850s.

jalixe.bsky.social•1 day ago

is anyone having a list of pages taken down or censored by the Trump administration? I'm thinking of making one

gjkoos.bsky.social•1 day ago

Look at The Wayback Machine at https://archive.org

netsjetsfan.bsky.social•1 day ago

I don’t but there is a project to get as many snapshots as possible whether censored or not. https://eotarchive.org/

unclejayhawk.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fascism is a disease that needs to be cut out.

chekovsgunman.bsky.social•1 day ago

I learned so much from the rangers there, they really took the time to educate us on the history from a real no bullshit perspective. This sucks

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

Want to make sure we distinguish between the grounds of Arlington National Cemetery, which is operated by the US Army and the National Park Service, which oversees Arlington House.

rockwils1.bsky.social•1 day ago

brbrofsvl.bsky.social•1 day ago

This also reveals how absolutely full of shit they were when they said we had to keep Confederate statues so as not to "erase history"

jenlhogg.bsky.social•3 hours ago

I guess this makes DEI “heritage, not hate”?

44lights.bsky.social•1 day ago

Precisely.

ascotrose.bsky.social•1 day ago

yep

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

...working for the US Army on site have done an excellent job of expanding their interpretation of the grounds and also with lesson plans posted on their website. I know for a fact that teachers from around the country have used new lesson plans focusing on African American history, the Civil War...

44lights.bsky.social•1 day ago

Tragic.

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

...and women's history. Unfortunately, it appears that those pages have recently been removed. Compare the website with this archived screen shot. It saddens me to see such a rich history erased from their website. I can't help but think about students across... https://education.arlingtoncemetery.mil/

toffphilippo.bsky.social•1 day ago

They may not have drilled all the way down. E.g.

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

...the country who are being denied the opportunity to connect with and find meaning at one of our most sacred sites. I am also sorry for the staff at Arlington, who have done such good work and who have made it their priority to reach out to educators.

This can't be allowed to continue.

kitncaboodle.bsky.social•1 day ago

and its being done by people who have never ever served their country. Oh them people who died for their country, forget them, we don't need their stories. Let's just focus on the bland white men who did nothing remarkable.

jlweisenfeld.bsky.social•1 day ago

All the work that went into creating these walking tours and lesson plans! There's lots of material available through the wayback machine links, but I hope people who are using the modules are saving them somewhere.
https://web.archive.org/web/20250126164136/https://education.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Themes/African-American-History

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

Thank you. I just added the link to the thread.

jlweisenfeld.bsky.social•1 day ago

The women's history sources are there too:
https://web.archive.org/web/20250119073349/https://education.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Themes/Womens-History

chellestrat.bsky.social•1 day ago

Man for a crowd who flipped about about removing Confederal statues crying “YoUr eRaSinG HiStoRY!” They sure like to attempt to cover up a lot of history.

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

Fortunately, the deleted pages can still be accessed via the Wayback machine. https://web.archive.org/web/20250126164136/https://education.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Themes/African-American-History

onlythewinoandi.bsky.social•1 day ago

Is there a way someone/some group can coalesce all these removed pages, preserve them, and enable them to be viewed by the public? This is extremely troubling.

civilwarmemory.bsky.social•1 day ago

Please note that while the ground of Arlington National Cemetery is overseen by the US Army, the grounds of Arlington House, which sits atop the hill, is managed and interpreted by the National Park Service. The NPS does a wonderful job of interpreting slavery on in and around the mansion.

itsmevicki.bsky.social•1 day ago

We went to Cumberland Gap when our kids were younger, and a very helpful and friendly ranger gave me all kinds of lesson plans and materials on the history of the area.

pt007.bsky.social•1 day ago

📌

mrcheapseats.bsky.social•1 day ago

Hi Kevin, black American history and Jim Crow won't be forgotten here in England http://farmboysandpioneers.com/2023/07/07/an-american-tale-of-a-summary-execution/

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