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National Park Service removed — then restored — details about Harriet Tubman on an 'Underground Railroad' webpage
The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.” ...
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'In 6 Months They're Gonna Say Harriet Tubman Was a White Woman': Outrage Grows as National Park Service Downplays Harriet Tubman’s Role to Make White Folks Feel Comfortable
The Trump administration’s campaign to minimize the contributions of Black heroes, if not erase them altogether, has now come for Harriet Tubman. An image and quote from the woman who helped ...
Harriet Tubman reference removed from National Park Service’s Underground Railroad web page
The National Park Service (NPS) has removed a reference to abolitionist Harriet Tubman from its webpage dedicated to the Underground Railroad. For years, the NPS’s page on the ...
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Harriet Tubman webpage is restored by NPS, but critics still worry about Trump administration undermining Black history
Following public backlash, the National Park Service restored a webpage about the Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman that sanitized ... (or not safekeeping) Black history, which is American ...
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Historian Catherine Clinton discusses the legacy of Harriet Tubman
suffragist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman. One of the most recent was authored by UTSA’s Denman Endowed Professor in American History Catherine Clinton. In honor of Black History ...
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Harriet Tubman’s Descendant Criticizes National Park Service For Watering Down Underground Railroad Language
Harriet Tubman’s great-great-great-grandniece ... to make sure that people know that her story is a critical part of Black history, which is American history.” The update was among numerous ...
National Park Service restores Harriet Tubman feature on webpage after criticism over removal
A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was ...
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NPS says Harriet Tubman removal wasn’t authorized
The Underground Railroad icon was downplayed on a website amid dozens of edits to the National Park Service’s online descriptions of Black history. A portrait and quote of Harriet Tubman ...
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Removal of Harriet Tubman from Park Service website makes my blood boil | Opinion
There’s not a whole lot that doesn’t disgust me these days about how the Trump Administration is shifting Black folks' role ...
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Harriet Tubman Photo Restored To National Park Service Webpage Following Backlash
A photo of Harriet Tubman on ... moments” in American history. Trump’s targeting of anything he considers as promoting DEI ...
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After backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman
and programs we offer about Harriet Tubman specifically and Black History as a whole.”The spokesperson highlighted the two national historical parks named for Tubman.“The National Park Service ...
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Harriet Tubman removed from the National Park Service’s webpage for the ‘Underground Railroad’
Harriet Tubman’s image and quote are ... Trump administration to influence how American history is taught, presented, and preserved. Last month, the Trump administration issued new orders ...