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The push to downplay slavery today echoes the 1932 Washington Bicentennial, writes John Garrison Marks.

These two sides of the argument over how we remember Washington are the inspiration for John Garrison Marks’s new book, Thy Will Be Done: George Washington’s Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for ...

Those are just some of the words visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture used this week to describe the idea that museums in the nation’s capital are ...

President Donald Trump‘s latest remark about slavery has put renewed scrutiny on the Smithsonian museums, which are currently under internal review by the White House to “remove divisive or partisan ...

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WASHINGTON — A Smithsonian museum exhibit about the maritime journey that millions of Africans were forced to take across the Atlantic to slavery in the Americas will change later this month, when a ...

Advocates for the site say the new renderings diminish references to slavery and whitewash American history. A federal court ...

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(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Trevon Logan, The Ohio State University (THE CONVERSATION) As the United States ...

As the United States continues to confront the realities and legacy of slavery, Americans continue to challenge myths about the country’s history. One enduring myth is that slavery was a largely male ...