How the Smithsonian quietly murdered America's Founding Fathers
Fireworks in Washington, D.C. were not reserved only for the 4th of July. Just last week, there were fireworks in some Capitol hearings related to controversy at the museum.
- Is there "woke nonsense" at America's prestigious Smithsonian museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to our nation's history?
- Is Mickey Mouse somehow racist?
- Is politeness a sign of "white supremacy"?
- Is it appropriate to have a whole trans display for children?
These were some of the allegations that came out during the hearings at the House of Representatives last week, entitled "Rewriting American History: Examining the Smithsonian's Efforts to Reshape the Past."
Dr. Anthea Hartig is the director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. She had to answer questions from Congressional members. With a straight face, she declared, "The museum does not take sides in America's political debates."
The Trump administration holds that the museum has undergone an "extreme makeover" under her leadership, promoting DEI, a woke view on American history and culture.
In March, the administration released a report entitled, "SAVING AMERICA'S STORY: How Ideological Capture at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History Erases Our Heritage."
"One of the most significant findings in this report concerns what is missing. It notes that a visitor to the Museum today will find no major exhibit dedicated to America's Founding era, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, other Founding Fathers, the Continental Congress, the Pilgrims, the Puritans, or major moments of the American Revolution, such as Washington's crossing of the Delaware. Instead, visitors will find Founders, such as Benjamin Franklin, introduced chiefly through their connection to slavery while their decisive roles in building the Republic and their anti-slavery efforts are minimized or ignored." [emphasis added]