A us civil rights museum doubles down on a messy past amid federal push for a rosier narrative atlanta’s national center for civil and human rights reopens with an expanded, unflinching look at. The african american history museum is singled out in trump's order, putting it in the spotlight, despite its millions of visitors During his first term, trump was one of them. For many historians, trump’s comments were not just a criticism of specific exhibits but part of a broader campaign to reshape how americans understand the past. Civil rights advocates, historians and black political leaders are sharply rebuking president donald trump for his order targeting the smithsonian institution. Leaders called the order a sign of the administration’s attempts to stifle cultural spaces dedicated to preserving black history and truths that don’t align with trump’s political ideology
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