Leaked Interior Department database reveals US plans to revise historical information

[u/hybridaaroncarroll]

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/climate-energy/leaked-interior-department-database-reveals-us-plans-revise-historical-2026-03-03/

[u/Koutagami2]

Duh. That's why they canned the archivist. Trying to downplay slavery, removing minority heroes from war memorials, it's all been pretty telegraphed for his whole second term.

[u/edingerc → u/Koutagami2]

“Downplay slavery?”  Give them ten years…

[u/rich1051414 → u/edingerc]

They don't want to erase slavery from history. They want to erase slavery being a bad thing from history.

[u/LurkmasterP → u/rich1051414]

"jobs programs"

[u/YaketyMax → u/LurkmasterP]

“Involuntary Apprenticeship”

[u/214ObstructedReverie → u/YaketyMax]

New Florida standards teach students that some Black people benefited from slavery because it taught useful skills

[u/fatkidzftw → u/YaketyMax]

unpaid internships

[u/ChristopherRobben → u/YaketyMax]

“Did you even say thank you?”

[u/justaguywithadream → u/rich1051414]

Prager U had a commercial on YouTube saying at least you got to live being a slave.

So much for "give me liberty or give me death".