Letter to Defense Secretary Hegseth and Superintendent Davids on Removing Books from the U.S. Naval Academy Library

@lambdalegal.org & @ldf.bsky.social wrote #DoD Sec #PeteHegseth urging the #USNavalAcademy to reverse its removal of 381 books from the #NimitzLibrary to comply with a #Trump #EO. The books removed touch especially on the experiences of #Black & #LGBTQ people.
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The #NavalAcademy’s #NimitzLibrary has removed 381 books—titles on race, gender, and national identity—under #Trump’s #anti-DEI crackdown. When military institutions start censoring history, it’s not about readiness. It’s about control. And it should alarm every American.

Who’s In and Who’s Out at the Naval Academy’s Library? (Gift Article) An order by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s office resulted in a purge of books critical of racism but preserved volumes defending white power.

#AdolfHitler good. #TheBellCurve good #MayaAngelou bad.

Banning books at the #USNavalAcademy

#MeinKampf #GOP #Trump #NimitzLibrary #WhiteSupemacy #Annapolis #PeteHegseth #PENAmerica #USNavy

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/11/u...

#TrumpAntiDEI #NimitzLibrary
Thanks for the booklist, Donald!
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US Naval Academy removes 400 books from library in anti-diversity purge School officials told by Pete Hegseth to review books as part of administration’s attacks on DEI

Shame on you, #NimitzLibrary and #USNavalAcademy #USNA

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...