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One of the most famous Civil War\u2013era portraits of a slave will reportedly be removed from national parks and museums under the Trump administration<\/p>\n
An 1863 photo taken of escaped enslaved man Gordon titled \u201cThe Scourged Back,\u201d which shows \u201csevere whipping scars,\u201d is at the center of the debate. However, in a statement to PEOPLE, the White House described the removal of the portrait as \u201cfake news\u201d and stated that the exhibit is under review<\/p>\n
Images reportedly under review by the Trump administration \u201cinclude signs referring to racial discrimination and the hostility of White people,\u201d according to the Washington Post<\/p>\n
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President Donald Trump is reportedly having his administration remove photography related to slavery from national parks in the United States.
\nIn an article published by the Washington Post on Monday, Sept. 15, the outlet reported that four anonymous sources familiar with the matter said the removal orders are tied to the 79-year-old\u2019s March 27 executive order titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” which directs the Interior Department \u201cto eliminate information that reflects a \u2018corrosive ideology\u2019 that disparages historic Americans.\u201d
\nOne of the portraits is said to be \u201cThe Scourged Back,\u201d a photo taken in 1863 that shows the scarred back of escaped enslaved man Gordon.
\n\u201cThis is fake news. No decisions have been made on this exhibit \u2013 it is under review to ensure compliance with the Executive Order,\u201d White House spokesman Davis Ingle tells PEOPLE.
\nAccording to the Met Museum, the marks on Gordon\u2019s back are \u201csevere whipping scars\u201d he received and is \u201cPerhaps the most famous of all known Civil War\u2013era portraits of slaves.\u201d
\n\u201cInterpretive materials that disproportionately emphasize negative aspects of U.S. history or historical figures, without acknowledging broader context or national progress, can unintentionally distort understanding rather than enrich it,\u201d National Park Service spokeswoman Rachel Pawlitz said in a statement.
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\nThe outlet added that officials with the National Park Service are broadly using Trump\u2019s orders to apply them to information on racism, sexism, slavery, gay rights or persecution of Indigenous people.
\n\u201cThis represents an enormous increase in federal power and control over the things we learn,\u201d Jonathan Zimmerman, a University of Pennsylvania professor who studies the history of education, told the Post. \u201cBrought to you by the team that says education should be state and local.\u201d
\nImages reportedly under review by the Trump administration \u201cinclude signs referring to racial discrimination and the hostility of White people,\u201d the Post said, citing a source familiar with the matter, as well as documents reviewed by the outlet.<\/p>\n
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Just last month, Trump criticized the Smithsonian Museums, calling them \u201cout of control\u201d and too \u201cwoke\u201d for sharing images of slavery.
\n“The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE,'” he wrote in an Aug. 19 Truth Social post. “The Smithsonian is OUT OF CONTROL, where everything discussed is how horrible our Country is, how bad Slavery was, and how unaccomplished the downtrodden have been \u2014 Nothing about Success, nothing about Brightness, nothing about the Future.”
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\n“We are not going to allow this to happen, and I have instructed my 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,” Trump continued.
\nHe concluded by declaring that America \u201ccannot be WOKE, because WOKE IS BROKE.”
\nTrump\u2019s March 27 order directs Vice President J.D. Vance in his capacity as a member of the Smithsonian Institution\u2019s Board of Regents to remove “divisive, race-centered ideology” from Smithsonian museums, research centers and the National Zoo.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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