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Critics see Trump attacks on the 'Black Smithsonian' as an effort to sanitize racism in US history.
Civil rights advocates, historians and Black political leaders sharply rebuked Trump on Friday for his order.
They argued that his executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution is his administration’s latest move to downplay how race, racism and Black Americans have shaped the nation's story.
The order cites the National Museum of African American History and Culture by name.
Trump won his comeback White House bid with a notable uptick in support from non-white voters.
Since his inauguration, Trump has banned diversity initiatives across the federal government.
The administration has fired diversity officers across government, curtailed some agencies' celebrations of Black History Month .
Civil rights advocates and historians expressed concern about a chilling effect across other institutions that study Black history.
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