In his wide campaign for Whitewash history and the “Wlowe” attack, President Donald Trump has now stated that he is now directing his attention to Smithsonian museums. But while Trump reviews the content of Smithsonian, it seems that museums could have begun to eliminate the precautionary content months earlier.
Trump puts Smithsonian’s museums under scrutiny
As Nuggery He previously reported, Trump has addressed his attention to the Smithsonian in recent weeks, starting a complete review of the exhibitions and contents of the museums to ensure that they are aligned with the vision of the President of North -American History. The New York Times He stated that Smithsonian was given 120 days to alter the exhibitions that the administration is objectable in “Tone, historical framing and alignment with the North -Americans” ideals. But now there is evidence that the Smithsonian could have begun to change its contents months ago. The independent indicated that after Trump issued a march executive order In order to “restore the Smithsonian institution to its legitimate place as a symbol of inspiration and north -American greatness,” the museum began to review and, in some cases, eliminate articles and exhibitions.
Elimination of Smithsonian items awaken Trump’s suspicion of influence
The report pointed to a News NBC History published in May; Smithsonian’s National History and Culture Museum had taken more than 30 articles, including Harriet Tubman’s Hymns Book, The Autobiographic Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave and a diary of the lawyer who helped release Solomon Northup, the enslaved man telling the story 12 years a slaveEverything that had been on loan to the museum. At that time, Smithsonian denied that external pressure was responsible for removals, saying on its website: “The statements that objects have been removed for other reasons other than the adherence to standard loan agreements or museum practices.” However, several people associated with the eliminated items questioned the official explanation. For example, Northup’s great -granddaughter, Liz Brazelton, said that the newspaper he lent to the museum was returned soon; The withdrawal word came weeks before Trump’s departure executive orderRaising the suspicion of Brazelton that the museum has known that it was under scrutiny at that time. Others reported similar abrupt removal of the articles they had given, which the museum said was turning off the screen.
Trump attacks Smithsonian to emphasize that slavery was bad
These incidents suggest that Trump’s pressure campaign against Smithsonian could have affected museums before many people realize. Trump doubled in his intentions to museums in a recent publication on social media. In the message initially published on his true social platform, Trump complained that “the museums of all Washington, but across the country are, essentially, the last segment of” awakening “. He distinguished Smithsonian’s museums,` `where all discussed is how horrible our country is, poor slavery and how the slowdown that has been the fall. ” Slavery was bad, Trump announced: “I have instructed my lawyers to go through the museums and begin the same process that has been done with colleges and universities where huge progress has been made.”
Trump’s prolonged campaign against Smithsonian is part of a larger campaign to whiten North -American history. Having oriented universitieseven libraries and national parksTrump seems to increase the pressure on the best museums in the country in order to rewrite the North -American history.
