Trump admin removing pictures and info on slavery at national parks: Report

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00:00The Trump administration orders a number of signs and exhibits detailing slavery in America at

00:05national parks be removed. Per the Washington Post, the order includes the removal of a

00:13formerly enslaved man's back. Scholars identify the man as Peter Gordon. The scars are from those

00:19of his master when he was enslaved. Historians tell the Post the scourged back is a particularly

00:26important piece to U.S. history, noting it changed Americans' perception of slavery and led to public

00:32opinion shifting toward preserving the Union during the Civil War. Also on the list, more than 30 signs

00:39at Harper's Ferry National Park in West Virginia, where abolitionist John Brown sought to lead a

00:45slave revolt. An exhibit at President's House in Philadelphia is set to be removed by Wednesday.

00:51The move stems from an executive order in March signed by President Donald Trump. The directive

00:56targets improper and corrosive ideology, which the administration argues focuses too much

01:02on the negative aspects of American history while failing to promote America's progress.

01:08Critics say removing information on slavery leaves an incomplete history of the United States and

01:14jeopardizes the needed context of historical sites. Trump's order asserts that corrosive

01:20ideology has infiltrated American institutions and fails to celebrate American history and

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