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Institute of Museum and Library Services Grant Guidelines Take Political Turn Under Trump – ProPublica
Trump Administration Grant Guidelines for Libraries and Museums Take “Chilling” Political Turn Under Trump Former Institute of Museum and Library Services leaders from both political parties expressed concern that the new funding guidelines could encourage a more constrained or distorted view of American history. by Jaimie Seaton for ProPublica February 6, 2026, 10:30 am ProPublica…
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One Source, Multiple Versions, Many Perspectives: Teaching Key Documents in U.S. History – Teaching with the Library
Teaching with the Library Primary Sources & Ideas for Educators ISSN 2691-6916 Share & Subscribe to this blog One Source, Multiple Versions, Many Perspectives: Teaching Key Documents in U.S. History Posted by: Colleen Smith, January 27, 2026 This blog post is by Lee Ann Potter, director of Professional Learning and Outreach Initiatives at the Library…
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Opinion | American history can be painful. The Smithsonian should embrace it. – The Washington Post
Opinion Letters to the Editor Good foreign policy depends on good information Readers also discuss a new way to address Confederate memorials, socialism in New York City and the Smithsonian. Today at 4:58 p.m. EDT, 8 min Regarding the Aug. 13 news article “Rubio recasts beliefs with cuts to human rights reports”: I oversaw the…
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Opinion | Trump’s Attempt to Make Museums Submit Feels Familiar – The New York Times
Opinion, Michelle Goldberg Trump’s Attempt to Make Museums Submit Feels Familiar Aug. 15, 2025 Listen to this article · 5:32 min Learn more By Michelle Goldberg, Opinion Columnist Before Poland’s illiberal Law and Justice party came to power in 2015, the country had been deep in a reckoning over its role in the Holocaust. In…
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How Trump is rewriting American history – Vox.com – April 23, 2025
Yale professor David W. Blight explains why Trump is far from the first to try to rewrite the record. Read more… Source Links: How Trump is rewriting American history
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‘Nothing like this in American history’: the crisis of Trump’s assault on the rule of law – The Guardian
Editor’s Note: this is the prompt I made for the AI image: “Show a hollow empty shell of President Trump, as he defies and ignores the Supreme Court, Congress, Judges, rule of law, and become dictator like Putin over American citizens.. cry, cry, against the dying of the light of Democracy“ — good work AI…
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Is the Democratic Party “toxic,” like Joe Manchin said in recent news reports? Asking ChatGPT…
Here’s a link to one of his news stories saying Democrats are “toxic.” https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/22/politics/joe-manchin-congress-democratic-party/index.html The Democratic Party has played a significant role in shaping American history through various policies and initiatives aimed at improving the lives of its citizens. Here are some notable contributions: MY RESPONSE, You need to re-discover and reflect on history. These…
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Women’s History Month
March is Women’s History Month The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution and United States Holocaust Memorial Museum join in commemorating and encouraging the study, observance and celebration of the vital role of women in American history. Girlhood (It’s…
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Dan Rather, An Unlikely Essayist, On ‘What Unites Us’
Equally optimistic and concerned, the longtime television news anchor — now a Facebook phenomenon — has written a book that doesn’t hide his love of country. Editor’s Note: I’ve followed Dan on Facebook and Twitter over the past year, and he speaks truly, openly, and in defense of an America and American values I believe…
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I’ve studied the history of Confederate memorials. Here’s what to do about them. – Vox
Source: I’ve studied the history of Confederate memorials. Here’s what to do about them. – Vox
