Formerly enslaved people didn't wander into danger at the Devil’s Punchbowl. They were confined, neglected, and allowed to die. The erasure was deliberate. #DevilsPunchbowl #Reconstruction #BlackHistory #HistoricalErasure #FreedmensBureau #AmericanHistory

Federal officials removed a slavery exhibit from a National Park site tied to the Founding Fathers. That choice tells us exactly how power wants history remembered. Full story on Substack. #PublicHistory #NationalParks #SlaveryInAmerica #HistoricalErasure

Aftermath & Lawfare

The new regime rewrote Wilmington’s charter and helped craft NC’s 1900 disenfranchisement amendment. Jim Crow became law. For decades, textbooks called it a “riot,” not a coup. Language was used to bury truth. #JimCrow #HistoricalErasure

Trump claims he “restored” Lincoln’s bathroom with “original marble”—but it’s a myth. He replaced modest green tile with imperial marble, erasing the era’s trauma & justice to serve white supremacist aesthetics. #Trump #WhiteHouse #HistoricalErasure

@smithsonianmag.bsky.social stay strong. The #HistoricalErasure of #slavery and its lasting legacy still needs to be heard.

The Clown In Chief may want to ignore major parts of #USHistory, but we can't let him.

It. Happened.

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#DonaldTrump #SmithsonianMuseum #Woke #Racism #Race

2025, and we're still debating whether the #TransatlanticSlavetrade was cruel, inhumane, and unjust?🤦🏿‍♀️

Anyone else already tired and dreading the next couple years?

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#DonaldTrump #USHistory #Slavery #HistoricalErasure #SmithsonianMuseum #Woke #Racism #Race #SlaveryAwareness

A satirical cartoon set in a museum exhibit titled “Presidential Impeachments” shows plaques for Johnson, Nixon, and Clinton on the wall. A MAGA-capped worker is scraping off a “TRUMP” plaque, while a nearby bin reads “TOO SENSITIVE.” A museum sign states: “History under temporary review. Please check back after the next election.” The museum director, sweating nervously, tugs at his collar and says, “We’re not revising history, we’re just enhancing the viewer experience.” Two children look on, one African American and one white, both appearing confused and concerned. Above, a banner reads: “The Melania Smithsonian Be Best Institution,” mocking political interference and historical revisionism.

Be best at forgetting. This is neo 1984, only it’s real and on exhibit. Shame on you, Smithsonian.

#PoliticalSatire #EditorialCartoon #RevisionistHistory #Trump #Smithsonian #BeBest #MAGA #HistoricalErasure #Censorship #EditorialCartoon #PoliticalHumor #PoliticalCommentary #BlueskyCartoons

The Struggle for Memory: Historical Erasure, Whitewashing, and Narrative Authority adult learning

[Blog post] The Struggle for Memory: Historical Erasure, Whitewashing, and Narrative Authority ale-virtualcommunity-infoliteracy.blogspot.com/2025/07/the-... #HistoricalErasure #HistoricalWhitewashing #CivicEngagement

Intent vs. Outcomes Understanding President Trump’s Order on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

President Trump’s DEI order didn’t say erase minority history—but that’s what happened. When outcomes contradict intent, we have to ask why.

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#DEI #PolicyMatters #InstitutionalRacism #HistoricalErasure #EquityForAll

Erasing Black & female names from Arlington Cemetery isn’t about “history”—it’s about power. Authoritarians erase what they fear. When they rewrite the past, they’re setting up who gets erased in the future. Name the game. Refuse the bait. #HistoricalErasure #AuthoritarianTactics

Erasing Black & female names from Arlington Cemetery isn’t about “history”—it’s about power. Authoritarians erase what they fear. When they rewrite the past, they’re setting up who gets erased in the future. Name the game. Refuse the bait. #HistoricalErasure #AuthoritarianTactics

2/ Fascists rewrite history to fit their agenda. The National Park Service removed all references to transgender people from the Stonewall National Monument, erasing those who led the fight for LGBTQ+ rights. This is state-controlled propaganda.

#Fascism #HistoricalErasure #Stonewall

📰 The 1776 Omission: Unpacking Trump's Education Executive Order An urgent call to action against policies that threaten to rewrite the truth of America’s past, reshaping American education by silencing marginalized histories.

📰 President Trump's executive order aims to whitewash American history by silencing marginalized voices. We must advocate for ethnic studies and promote inclusive education! #HistoricalErasure #EducationReform #IndigenousRights
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Every fascist movement, including MAGA, leans on an imaginary past; a “golden age” that never existed. Why? Because fascism isn’t about preserving history; it’s about rewriting it. They don’t want tradition. They want obedience. #FascistMyths #HistoricalErasure