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 Cemeterys website.
The changes follow President Donald Trumps 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 websites 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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(258,747 posts)I can't help thinking that Joy Reid will be outraged - as we all should be.
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(42,391 posts)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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