Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) on Wednesday criticized President Donald Trump‘s efforts to overhaul museums and national parks.
“There is an organized effort by the federal government to erase our shared history and whitewash our museums and monuments,” Shapiro said in a social media post. “But they don’t have the power to dictate our values in Pennsylvania. Here, we learn from our full history — and we use it to build a better future.”
Shapiro made the comments in the context of the Trump administration’s plans to change the Philadelphia President’s House site, which memorializes nine of George Washington’s slaves.
Thirteen items in six displays at the museum, all of which are related to slavery, were flagged by park staff during their summer review of museums with
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