Just like the Zionists want the history books to never mention Gaza (as a way to clear the books of Israel's ongoing genocide in Palestine and thus prevent future generations from learning about the 100-year old ethnic cleansing by western colonial Jewish settlers of indigenous Palestine), so is the fascist dictator Donald Dumb deleting, removing, erasing any mention of the horrendous crimes committed by white settlers of America against the African slave population over three centuries.
Donald Dumb's MAGA white supremacist officials are so dumb that they think they can erase history and rewrite it as they please. They think that humans at large are as stupid and ignorant as their own MAGA herd of morons that they can feed them any lies and distortions of history.
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Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying'
MARYCLAIRE DALE
Sat, January 31, 2026Slavery Exhibit Removed
Attorney Michael Coard makes a social media post at the now removed explanatory panels that were part of an exhibit on slavery at President's House Site in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) - ASSOCIATED PRESS
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers on Friday that they were making “dangerous” and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of American history to display at National Park Service sites.
The sharp exchange erupted during a hearing in Philadelphia over the abrupt removal of an exhibit on the history of slavery at the site of the former President’s House on Independence Mall.
The city, which worked in tandem with the park service on the exhibit two decades ago, was stunned to find workers this month using crowbars to remove outdoor plaques, panels and other materials that told the stories of the nine people who had been enslaved there. Some of the history had only been unearthed in the past quarter-century.
“You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way,” said Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe, an appointee of President George W. Bush.
The removal followed President Donald Trump’s executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” at the nation’s museums, parks and landmarks. In Philadelphia, the materials were put in a pickup truck and then into storage, leading Rufe to voice concerns about whether they were damaged.
“Although many people feel strongly about this (exhibit) one way, other people may disagree or feel strongly another way,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory in den Berken.
“Ultimately,” he said, “the government gets to choose the message it wants to convey.”
Rufe swiftly cut him off.
“That is a dangerous statement you are making. It is horrifying to listen to,” she said. “It changes on the whims of someone in charge? I’m sorry, that is not what we elected anybody for.”
Rufe heard hours of testimony Friday from former city officials who had helped plan the exhibit, and said the city had kicked in $1.5 million toward the project. She plans to visit both the storage area and the site before ruling on the city’s request to have the exhibit restored. But she asked the Justice Department lawyers to ensure that nothing else is disturbed.
In den Berken said the Park Service routinely changes its exhibits and tours, and argued that the government cannot be forced to tell a certain story. But lawyers for the city and other advocates said the park service does not have “carte blanche” to interpret the nation’s history as it sees fit.
The exhibit includes biographical details about the nine people enslaved by George and Martha Washington at the presidential mansion. Now, only their names — Austin, Paris, Hercules, Christopher Sheels, Richmond, Giles, Oney Judge, Moll and Joe — remain engraved into a cement wall.
Michael Coard, an attorney representing one of the advocacy groups supporting the exhibit, said the president was ignoring the power held by Congress, the judiciary and the American people.
“It’s one thing to whisper that type of dictatorial power. But to send lawyers into a public courtroom to make that argument is absolutely frightening,” he said. “I'm really worried about the state of America.”
Rufe said she planned to rule quickly, noting the surge of visitors expected to visit the nation's birthplace this year to mark its 250th anniversary of being founded.
Residents who have visited the site have shed tears, left flowers and left a handmade sign that said “Slavery was real.”
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Officials spark outrage amid plan to remove crucial features from US national parks: '[This] should offend every American'
Kim LaCapria
Thu, January 29, 2026
Photo Credit: iStock
The federal government revived its push to censor signage about American history and science in national parks, according to internal documents reviewed by the Washington Post.
What's happening?
On March 27, the White House issued Executive Order 14253, "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History."
Although the order targeted institutions like the Smithsonian and national parks, it curiously failed to stipulate what constituted "a false reconstruction of American history," minimizing "certain historical events or figures," or "any other improper partisan ideology."
That ambiguity left National Park Service staff with the task of deciphering and acting upon it following a "new wave of orders" issued in January.
EO 14253 specifically mentioned "corrosive ideology" on display at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.
On Jan. 22, the New York Times reported that NPS workers dismantled its "Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation" exhibit, citing footage shared on X that day.
The National Park Service has started dismantling exhibits about slavery at the President's House in Independence National Historical Park. pic.twitter.com/P0vaOIpbsd
— Philadelphia Inquirer Politics (@PoliticsINQ) January 22, 2026
The Department of the Interior issued directives to no fewer than 17 national parks in January to remove signage, per the Post.
In addition to removing an exhibit documenting chattel slavery on Jan. 22, removal orders targeted information about the effect of rising temperatures on Glacier National Park and a display detailing the "forced removal of Native Americans" at the Grand Canyon.
Why is this concerning?
Kristen Brengel of the National Parks Conservation Association said the censorship "should offend every American," emphasizing that NPS staff were coerced into executing the orders.
"Everyone understands this history. It's not debatable, but they're being forced to select stories because they think the administration will threaten their jobs if they don't," Brengel added.
Broadly, the removals targeted exhibits featuring "any references to historic racism and sexism, as well as climate change and LGBTQ rights" in the United States, though "seemingly uncontroversial scientific or historical topics" like fossils were targeted for undisclosed reasons.
Organizations like the NPCA and the Sierra Club issued statements condemning the move.
"Americans come to our national parks for honest, authentic experiences and we are capable of hearing about our tragedies and victories alike there," the NPCA wrote.
"This systematic erasure is deeply unpopular with Americans across the political spectrum. It is painful, it is wrong, and it will not stand," the group added.
PEN America's Kasey Meehan warned the removal of national park signage was a "blatant erasure of history and educational materials" and "an attack on our freedoms."
What's being done about it?
In 2025, a group of librarians, data experts, and historians launched Save Our Signs, a massive effort to preserve knowledge and American cultural history at national parks.
SOS vowed aid the NPS in their mission to "steward our nation's stories and make them accessible to all Americans."
On Jan. 22, Philadelphia initiated the first formal legal challenge to EO 14253, suing the Department of the Interior and the NPS to restore the exhibit removed under the order, the New York Times reported.
Former Big Bend superintendent Bob Krumenaker told the Post that Americans should remember NPS staff were forced to follow the order, adding that he hoped "they're saving these exhibits for when things change so they can put them back up."
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