US EditionTrump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?
- President Trump issued an executive order to restore monuments changed since January 1, 2020.
- A reckoning on race after George Floyd's death led to changes to many monuments.
- The order directs the Interior Secretary to determine if changes occurred under its jurisdiction.
- The order calls for "restoring truth and sanity to American history", according to reports.
- The impact is unclear, but the order aims to reinstate certain statues and monuments.
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The Conversation
With its executive order targeting the Smithsonian, the Trump administration opens up a new front in the history wars
A portrait of President Donald Trump in the 'America’s Presidents' exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery. Win McNamee/Getty ImagesI teach history in Connecticut, but I grew up in Oklahoma and Kansas, where my interest in the subject was sparked by visits to local museums. I fondly remember trips to the Fellow-Reeves Museum in Wichita, Kansas, and the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. A 19…
Trump wants to restore statues and monuments. Will that happen?
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday aimed at “restoring truth and sanity to American history” – decrying what the order characterized as efforts to “undermine the remarkable achievements of the United States by casting its founding principles and historical milestones in a negative light.” The order calls for the removal of “divisive race-centered ideology” from the Smithsonian’s museums and research centers. It also calls on t…
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