What You Need to Know: This week, America continues to attempt to hide its shameful history as President Trump orders slavery exhibits removed from national museums. While in Greensboro, North Carolina, civil rights hero Joseph McNeil was laid to rest, a reminder of the courage that once bent the arc of justice. And Memphis, Tennessee, becomes the latest to have the National Guard deployed to the city to “fight crime.” Somewhere between these headlines and more lies “The State of US.”

Trump Administration Orders Removal of Slavery Images From National Museums

President Donald Trump has ordered the removal of images and exhibits tied to slavery at National Park Service sites, including the famed 1863 photograph “The Scourged Back,” which shows the scars of Gordon, an escaped enslaved man.

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