As the Trump administration’s anti-DEI campaign continues across the country, efforts by federal agencies to erase diversity and Black history are becoming more ridiculous. The latest example of this phenomenon involves somehow whitewashing the history of the Underground Railroad.
As reported by The Washington Post, the National Park Service has changed the Underground Railroad page of its website since Trump took office. By using internet archives to compare the version of the website posted in late March to earlier versions, the news outlet has confirmed that the page has been altered to downplay the significance of slavery and Black people to the Underground Railroad.
Gone is the opening language stating that “the Underground Railroad — the resistance to enslavement through escape and flight, through the end of the Civil War — refers to the efforts of enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage.” Instead, the new language describes the Underground Railroad as “one of the most significant expressions of the American civil rights movement” and an effort that “bridged the divides of race.” A prominent picture of Harriet Tubman has also been removed, and it was replaced by a series of photos of postage stamps that depict her face alongside that of other “conductors,” both white and Black.
Source: Underground Railroad Information Edited By National Park Service To Downplay Harriet Tubman, Slavery
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