‘So shameful’: backlash as US national monuments conform to Trump’s rewrite of history

From Pennsylvania to Montana, the White House’s war on ‘woke’ has targeted US monuments that address topics like racism and Indigenous history

The Guardian
“The Park Service just scrubbed ‘racist’ from the description of Byron De La Beckwith—the Klansman who murdered Medgar Evers. Trump’s 2025 executive order is now literally whitewashing racism in U.S. history. #WhitewashingHistory #MedgarEvers #BlackHistoryMonth mississippitoday.org/2026/02/05/m...

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Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist - Mississippi Today

Among anticipated changes to a new visitor brochure for the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument is no longer using "racist" to describe the killer of the civil rights leader.

Mississippi Today

People ask me where I see Trump's racism, and I reply "On his freakin' sleeve, dude, on his sleeve."

(on the right is artist Jonathan Harris and his painting titled “Critical Race Theory”.)

#racism #racist #trump #republicans #progressive #democratic #whitewashinghistory

These asshats have so much to answer for.
I have no benefit of the doubt to give anyone who still supports this BS.

https://harrylitman.substack.com/p/trumps-sinister-attempt-to-whitewash

#uspolitics #whitewashinghistory

Trump’s Sinister Attempt to Whitewash History

His spate of pardons is an offense against all of us.

Talking Feds Substack
Tribal Leaders Push Back on Pete Hegseth Decision on Wounded Knee Medals

YouTube

He instructed *his* attorneys “to go through the Museums, and start the exact same process that has been done with Colleges and Universities where tremendous progress has been made.”

After all, the “Country” cannot be “WOKE” and talk about “how bad Slavery was” —

Because that doesn’t make money 💰

#USA #USpol #trump #whitewashing #WhitewashingHistory

Trump's dismantling Dept of Ed (https://tinyurl.com/5xm9hnw2) is seen by critics as a scheme to "uneducate" & oppress minorities:
• Worsen funding gaps ($2700 less/student for minority-heavy districts).
• Whitewash history (18+ states restricting teaching).
• Block higher ed access. A deliberate erosion of equitable education.
#EducationScheme #TrumpEducation #RacialInequality #WhitewashingHistory

@JorisBohnsonPM tangential, but relevant.

"Long before four of the largest faces on Earth were dynamited into the granite edifice of Mount Rushmore, the #Lakota #Sioux saw a different set of portraits: The mountain was known as Tȟuŋkášila Šákpe (the Six Grandfathers)."

#indigenousamericans #whitewashinghistory #mountrushmore #ushistory #sixgrandfathers

"While Florence Nightingale is often credited in western literature as the pioneer of modern nursing and the first nurse, it's worth noting that Rufaida al Aslamia held this title 1,200 years before Nightingale."

Her father, Saad al Aslami, who was a physician, mentored and trained Rufaida to become a highly skilled medic... Rufaida played an active role in several battles, including Badr, Khaibat, Uhud, and Khandaq, where she used her medical expertise to treat wounded soldiers.

Rufaida is recognised as the first known nurse in Islamic history, who established a tent outside the Prophet's mosque to provide medical care to patients, wounded individuals, and those suffering from diseases.

She also played a significant role in resolving social issues that emerged due to illnesses within her community. Besides, she trained and educated other women interested in nursing.

Prophet Muhammed recognised Rufaida al Aslamia's contributions and rewarded her with an equal share of the spoils of war, at the same rate as the soldiers. Rufaida's inspiring social work continued even after the wars ended, extending her efforts to help those in need, especially the poor and orphans.

https://www.newarab.com/features/rufaida-al-aslamia-first-nurse-and-surgeon-islam

#whitewashinghistory #greatwomen #pioneers #inspirationalwomen

Rufaida al Aslamia: The first nurse and surgeon in Islam

Rufaida Al-Aslamia, who lived during the time of the Prophet, was a pioneering figure in the field of Islamic medicine and social work. She is widely acknowledged as the first female Muslim nurse and the first woman surgeon in Islamic history.

The New Arab

The #TuskegeeAirmen are being deleted from history by #HerrTrump as well!

#USPol #WhiteWashingHistory #WWTwo #TrumpCoup #auspol