I have a message for President Donald Trump, his administration and anyone who hopes the world will forget what happened in this country.

Slavery in the United States was a brutal and dehumanizing institution that inflicted enduring harm on the enslaved individuals and their descendants. The repercussions are undeniable and continue to shape lives and communities to this day.

This is the truth Trump wants to whitewash with his administration's review of Smithsonian museums under the auspices of “restoring truth and sanity.” So much for lowering prices, ending the Russian war against Ukraine or releasing the Epstein files.

The review will start with the National Museum of American History, National Museum of Natural History, National Museum of African American History and Culture, National Museum of the American Indian, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian American Art Museum, National Portrait Gallery, and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden.

In a letter sent Aug. 12, the Trump administration said its goal is not to interfere with the Smithsonian's day-to-day operations, but rather “to support a broader vision of excellence that........

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