The National Park Service quietly edited its website about the Underground Railroad to remove key references and quotes from Harriet Tubman and soften its language about slavery
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Just mind-boggling. The new version barely talks about slavery, making it almost impossible to parse the significance of the topic. The first full paragraph is a generic paean to freedom and liberty that does not remotely begin to capture what was at stake or what was actually happening.
Soften the story of slavery!
Maga idiots!
Roots, Amistad, 12 Years a Slave should be mandatory High School viewing. Every mansion in the seep south, every cup of sugar has blood on it!
History cannot be erased and neither will Harriet Tubman. There once lived a female pharaoh named Hatshepsut. She ruled over a thriving ancient Egypt. After her reign, her legacy was erased from ancient monuments. Until she was rediscovered. And today in 2025 I am mentioning Hatshepsut.
Excellent article. I just subscribed. One thing, I heard the founder of The Wayback say is that it was already being targeted during an NPR interview in 2024, so maybe we shouldn't reference it with links. It's our only way to rebuild what was lost. I may be wrong, but IJS 🤷🏾♀️
Basically, RACIST/confederate loyalist whites are trying 2 WHITEWASH history or anything that shines a light on all the prejudicial atrocities that their ancestors have committed towards African-Americans 4 centuries; including Indigenous (Slavery, Genocide, Jim Crow, etc.)
They'd rather talk about those inhumane NAZIS, ...then come home from the war and gouge out the eyes of an African American service man in full US Army uniform.
An incident SO disgusting, even Harry Truman had to respond with anger.
I'll state ONE more thing on my thoughts regarding these types of situations for now. In case you haven't noticed, what's being done is modern day eugenics. Don't be the LOUDEST in the room without any sort of preemptive strategy or plan. Have the foresight to see the writing on the wall. -ONE.💯
Listen, I may get lambasted for this statement; however, there's a part of me that thinks that modern day segregation might actually be a BLESSING as opposed to a curse. It will allow the preservation of our historic context throughout the ages — there are more advantages as well. -ONE.💯
It would actually strengthen us. We'd be able to have our own institutions without the need to request. Our own economy, & communities, without any dilution or unwelcome input from others, — totally controlled, crafted, molded, & powered by US. -ONE.💯
While I do realize there's work to be done within our community to rid ourselves of undesirable elements, — I also know we're better positioned today than we were yesterday. We're privy to an abundance of resources, that our ancestors & forefathers could only dream about. -ONE.💯
I'm NOT naive in knowing that there will be many challenging aspects, to forge ahead with this type of endeavor. I also know that the level of difficulty involved in getting people on the same page. Yet, I do think it's possible with proper planning, foresight, & management. -ONE.💯
As a white guy, I am absolutely disgusted by the tRUmp administration's desire to "cancel" the accomplishments of black Americans throughout our history! It is apparently an attempt to satiate the racism of the Republican base and to advance white supremacy.
I was afraid of this happening when the anti-DEI EO was released. The only good thing here is that at least the park is still open. It gets a lot of foot traffic and guides have ways of being historically accurate in their narratives.
I’m buying hard copies of every history book, the guides to the NMAAHC, every fiction book that pertains to this so that my nieces understand reality as they grow up, not this racist, sanitized bullshit.
Paint it BLACK!
Be great if some hackers cracked all these new WhiteSites n did everyone over in black face - you know, so there’s no hidden racial undertones. Pure equality! The American Way!
I’m really not sure why these people are going out of their way to comply - you think anyone in the administration would know - just say you did and that’s the end of it.
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Maga idiots!
Roots, Amistad, 12 Years a Slave should be mandatory High School viewing. Every mansion in the seep south, every cup of sugar has blood on it!
DEI = anything Black 😏
An incident SO disgusting, even Harry Truman had to respond with anger.
See US Army Sgt. Issac Woodard
Harriet Tubman is US history.
Trump tried to make her a mystery.
His racism caused fury to explode.
Don’t railroad the Underground Railroad.
Be great if some hackers cracked all these new WhiteSites n did everyone over in black face - you know, so there’s no hidden racial undertones. Pure equality! The American Way!
Fuck Collaborators!
This current government does not represent my interests, needs nor ethos.
That would make it way too difficult to ever grow a conscience