Defend National Park History From Censorship

A federal judge ordered the administration to restore exhibits on slavery, civil rights, and Indigenous history that it removed from national parks under an executive order, finding the removals arbitrary and unlawful.

A letter to your members of Congress. Facts checked June 14, 2026.

The Letter

Subject Defend National Park History From Censorship

Our national parks tell the whole American story, including the hard parts. A federal judge just ordered the administration to put back exhibits on slavery, civil rights, and Indigenous history that it stripped from parks under an executive order called "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History." The judge gave the government 21 days to restore them and found the removals arbitrary and unlawful.

It should not take a courtroom to stop the government from erasing history. The exhibit at Philadelphia's President's House honors nine people George Washington enslaved, steps from where the Constitution was signed. That is exactly the kind of truth the parks exist to tell.

Congress holds the power of the purse and the duty to oversee the Interior Department. I am asking you to publicly oppose this censorship, demand the administration comply with the court order, and back legislation that bars political screening of what national parks are allowed to teach.

We need more courage in Congress to stand up to this administration and for democracy. The judge did her part. Now do yours.

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I'm calling about the censorship of history at our national parks.
A federal judge in Boston just gave the administration 21 days to restore exhibits on slavery, civil rights, and Indigenous history that were stripped out under an executive order. The judge ruled the removals were arbitrary and unlawful.
One of the targeted exhibits honors the nine people George Washington enslaved at the President's House in Philadelphia. Erasing that is not patriotism.
I want my senator to publicly oppose this, demand the administration follow the court order, and support a law that stops political screening of park history.
We need more courage in Congress to stand up to this administration and for democracy.

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The Facts Behind the Ask

21 days The deadline a federal judge gave the administration to restore slavery and civil rights exhibits removed from national parks (source)
9 Enslaved people honored at Philadelphia's President's House, among the exhibits targeted under the executive order (source)
63 pages Judge Angel Kelley's ruling finding the removals arbitrary and capricious under the Administrative Procedure Act (source)

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