After a threatening crackdown on what his administration calls “corrosive ideology” in American museums, Donald Trump ordered a national park to delete a famous photo of a formerly enslaved man showing his scars.
this Washington PostThe news first reported on Monday night, not specifying which park will be affected by the deletion of the photos and cited anonymous sources. But the article says it is one of the “multiple” parks affected by the order, which aims to “signs and exhibitions related to multiple national parks,” according to the article in this article.
The photo, taken in 1863, shows a man who might be called Peter, who escaped a Louisiana plantation and was later examined by a doctor and later discovered a network of scars, which was caused by repeated brutal whipping. At the time, the image was widely reproduced to prove that some Americans could not witness the horror of enslavement in person. Informally, the picture is called Search back.
It remains a key image of its era. For example, artist Arthur Jafa included its version in a recent installation. National Portrait Gallery, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Gallery of Art, and many other museums’ own prints.
according to Washington PostTrump’s order requires information and signage to be removed at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park in West Virginia. Staff told the president that the House website in Philadelphia could also be affected. postal.
In March, Trump picked out the Independent National Historic Park in an executive order against the Smithsonian-run museum, claiming his performance raised the notion that “the United States is allegedly racist.”
Park Service spokesperson postal The group’s display under Aegis is under review, saying, “Disproportionately emphasizes the negative aspects of American history or historical figures without acknowledging a broader context or national progress can inadvertently distort understanding rather than enriching it.”
This is not the first time Trump has been in the administration after a demonstration related to slavery. In August, Trump claimed that the Smithsonian Museum emphasized “how bad slavery is”, another signal that they were “out of control.”
