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

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The Trump administration has reportedly ordered certain signs and exhibits detailing slavery in America be removed from multiple national parks, according to The Washington Post, citing anonymous sources. The newspaper said the administration’s order also includes the removal of a historic picture of a former slave’s scarred back. 

Targeting ‘improper ideology’

According to the Post’s sources, the directive stems from an executive order by the president in March that targeted “improper ideology” and anti-American sentiment at the Smithsonian Institution as well as U.S. national parks.

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