{"id":98194,"date":"2025-02-19T22:18:23","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:18:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/american-history\/defending-whole-history-at-nps-and-historic-sites-aaslh\/"},"modified":"2025-02-19T22:18:23","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T22:18:23","slug":"defending-whole-history-at-nps-and-historic-sites-aaslh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=98194","title":{"rendered":"Defending Whole History at NPS and Historic Sites \u2013 AASLH"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-114570\" src=\"https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Defending-Whole-History-at-NPS-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Defending-Whole-History-at-NPS-200x113.jpg 200w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Defending-Whole-History-at-NPS-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Defending-Whole-History-at-NPS-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/aaslh.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Defending-Whole-History-at-NPS.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Last week, following President Trump\u2019s executive orders on gender ideology, references to transgender and queer people were removed from the websites of the National Park Service\u2019s (NPS) Stonewall National Monument and other historic sites, replacing the widely used LGBTQ+ abbreviation with \u201cLGB.\u201d This revision deliberately distorts decades of historical scholarship and erases transgender and queer people from our nation\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<p>This erasure contradicts the <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.aaslh.org\/p\/report-statement-standards-ethics\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">values and practices<\/a> of AASLH. At AASLH, we believe that history must be accurate, grounded in sound research and best practices, and reflective of the breadth and complexity of the American experience. This erasure is an affront to generations of scholars, public historians, and LGBTQ+ people, as well as a disservice to the American public, who deserve\u2014and <a href=\"https:\/\/static1.squarespace.com\/static\/6365158838b2f1610ddc47a8\/t\/638f953ca1fe44533191aab2\/1670354239411\/Defusing+the+History+Wars_More+in+Common+%281%29.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demand<\/a>\u2014a full picture of their country\u2019s past.<\/p>\n<p>Historic sites exist to deepen our understanding of the past, not to restrict it. Public history institutions help visitors engage with history in all its complexity, fostering critical thinking and creating opportunities for dialogue and common ground. By systematically omitting transgender and queer people from these narratives and refusing to acknowledge their participation in American history, the White House is limiting the public\u2019s ability to engage with a full and accurate account of our nation\u2019s story. This issue is made more concerning by the recent firing of more than 1,000 NPS staff members, further weakening the agency\u2019s ability to maintain and interpret historic resources for millions of visitors.<\/p>\n<p>At a time of increasing polarization and misinformation, telling the whole story of our past is more essential than ever. According to AASLH research, one-third of the nation\u2019s 21,000 public history organizations operate under federal, state, or local governments. These agencies play a critical role in preserving and interpreting our history, and they must do so with accuracy and integrity.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><em>If you are concerned about whole history at history sites managed by the federal government, we encourage you to contact your members of Congress. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/contact-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Visit this website<\/a> to find your Representative and Senators.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last week, following President Trump\u2019s executive orders on gender ideology, references to transgender and queer people were removed from the websites of the National Park Service\u2019s (NPS) Stonewall National Monument and other historic sites, replacing the widely used LGBTQ+ abbreviation with \u201cLGB.\u201d This revision deliberately distorts decades of historical scholarship and erases transgender and queer [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":98195,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12032],"tags":[12763,25583,10874,3734,46168,11405],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-98194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-american-history","tag-aaslh","tag-defending","tag-historic","tag-history","tag-nps","tag-sites"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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