An open letter to the President

Stop Rewriting American History!

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Why are you trying to erase American history? This is not a rhetorical question. It demands an answer. Under your direction, the federal government is actively scrubbing the historical record—whitewashing the truth, silencing inconvenient facts, and pretending that history can be rewritten by executive fiat. It cannot. And Americans see exactly what you are doing. You have removed National Park Service educational materials that explicitly address slavery and its central role in the founding and expansion of this country. Guides and exhibits that once told the truth about enslaved people, forced labor, and racial terror are being altered or quietly taken down. That is not “patriotism.” That is censorship. You have allowed the Pride flag to be removed from the Stonewall National Monument—a site administered by the National Park Service and dedicated to one of the most significant civil rights events in American history. Stonewall is not abstract. It is not political spin. It is a fact. The LGBTQ+ Americans who fought back against discrimination there exist whether you acknowledge them or not. Erasing their symbol does not erase their history—it only exposes your contempt for it. And you continue, relentlessly, to lie about the 2020 election. More than sixty court cases—heard by judges appointed by Democrats and Republicans, including judges you appointed—rejected your claims of fraud. The Department of Justice under your own administration found no evidence of a stolen election. State officials from both parties certified the results. Congressional investigations found nothing to support your narrative. Yet you still repeat this falsehood, knowing it undermines democracy and endangers the country. This pattern is clear: • Remove the parts of history that expose injustice. • Deny the civil rights struggles you find inconvenient. • Replace facts with grievance and propaganda. That is not leadership. That is historical vandalism. America is strong enough to face its past. It is strong enough to teach the truth about slavery, civil rights, LGBTQ+ equality, and democratic elections. What is weak—what is dangerous—is a president who believes that suppressing history will somehow make it disappear. Stop whitewashing history. Stop erasing Americans. Stop lying to the public. The presidency does not grant you the power to rewrite reality. It gives you the responsibility to tell the truth. Americans deserve answers. And they deserve better.

▶ Created on February 10 by Rachel

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