Scholar says Trump’s efforts to reframe U.S. history is ‘reminiscent of McCarthyism’

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President Trump described Smithsonian museums as “out of control” for emphasizing, in his view, “how bad slavery was.” It's part of a pattern by Trump in his second term to reframe historical narratives, in particular about racism and discrimination. Amna Nawaz spoke with historian…

This story appeared on pbs.org, 2025-08-20 22:20:32.
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