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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dorany Pineda

From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US

The Trump administration is reviewing material about slavery, the destruction of Native American culture, climate change and more at federal parks after employees flagged information that could be “disparaging” to Americans, according to screenshots shared with The Associated Press.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order in March directing the Interior Department — which manages parks, monuments and other designated land — to ensure public property doesn't contain elements that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living." Instead, it said to “focus on the greatness of the achievements and progress of the American people” and “the beauty, abundance, and grandeur of the American landscape.”

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