Who Gets to Tell America’s Story?

Who Gets to Tell America’s Story? First published: July 25th, 2026 Three of the six Federal Police guarding the President’s House Site, Philadelphia; July 25, 2026. [Pic: PJ Coë] Last week, under the cover of night, National Park Service contractors quietly replaced the interpretive panels at the site in Philadelphia where George Washington lived as […]

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A presidential order issued by Donald Trump may end up whitewashing the ugly history of slavery in the United State at the nation’s federal parks, as they prepare to welcome visitors in the year of the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.