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BumRushDaShow

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Wed Mar 19, 2025, 06:46 AM Mar 19

Civil Rights Icon Whom Trump Called A 'Hero' Erased From Arlington Cemetery Website

Source: Huff Post

Mar 18, 2025, 08:56 PM EDT | Updated 7 hours ago


Medgar Evers — who served with the U.S. Army in World War II before coming home to fight segregation in the civil rights movement — is among notable Black veterans that have seen their histories wiped from sections on the Arlington National Cemetery’s website.

The changes follow President Donald Trump’s executive orders against diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government and directives from Pentagon officials who have ordered for photos, links and other pages that “promote” DEI to be scrubbed from Department of Defense sites and platforms.

The moves have impacted how histories of Hispanic American and women service members are seen. Some links can be found via search and alternative means despite not prominently being on the site, The Washington Post noted.

The website’s changes were first reported by Civil War historian Kevin M. Levin, as well as Task & Purpose.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/medgar-evers-civil-rights-icon-trump-arlington-cemetery-website_n_67d9f4c2e4b0e9567a99e38b

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Civil Rights Icon Whom Trump Called A 'Hero' Erased From Arlington Cemetery Website (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Mar 19 OP
Good Grief! Rhiannon12866 Mar 19 #1
That's horrible 😡 TommieMommy Mar 19 #2
His name should be on one of the bases we renamed. Fort Evers has a great sound to it. Walleye Mar 19 #3
KKK all the way with these Nazi pukes. NotHardly Mar 19 #4
Way beyond shameful. (nt) Paladin Mar 19 #5
All of these people he's removing were more patriotic than he would ever be Bayard Mar 19 #6
There needs to be a non-government (privately endowed) website that archives everything FakeNoose Mar 19 #7

FakeNoose

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7. There needs to be a non-government (privately endowed) website that archives everything
Wed Mar 19, 2025, 11:49 AM
Mar 19

I can't see how any political leader - including Chump - should have the authority to remove certain American names from our military history.

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