Historians rip Trump attacks on the ‘Black Smithsonian’

President Trump’s order accuses the Smithsonian Institution of misrepresenting American history by overlooking the role of slavery. While acknowledging the Founding Fathers’ declaration that “all men are created equal,” the order fails to address how these same founders enshrined slavery in the Constitution. Critics argue that the order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,” seeks to downplay the impact of race, racism, and Black Americans in shaping the nation’s story.