The National Park Service has altered its webpage about the Underground Railroad by removing Harriet Tubman's quote and image, and prioritizing a narrative of Black/White Cooperation. This comes amidst efforts by the Trump administration to reshape historical perspectives. The revised content eliminates references to slavery, focusing instead on the Underground Railroad as a civil rights movement. The page now features images of prominent abolitionists, omitting crucial elements that highlight the struggle against slavery, which fundamentally shaped this historical context. These changes reflect a broader trend of historical sanitization reported by the Washington Post.
The revised page now starts with images of stamps depicting five Black and white abolitionists, including Tubman, with text overlaying the images that reads: Black/White Cooperation.
But now, the first paragraph no longer mentions slavery which the US abolished in 1865 and instead describes the Underground Railroad as one of the most significant expressions of the American civil rights movement.
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