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The National Park Service race to rewrite history becomes a slog

March 9, 2026

Congressional Democrats have lambasted NPS’s review, taking particular aim at the decision to target an exhibit about slavery and the first president.

“They want to hide behind an executive order about not disparaging Americans, as if telling the truth about slavery is some kind of insult, rather than a basic duty of a democratic society,” said Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.) at a recent hearing.