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King III Slams NPS for Sanitizing Racial History

2/7/2026

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The National Park Service removed brochures at the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in Mississippi that labeled Byron De La Beckwith a "racist."
Martin Luther King III condemned the action, saying it sanitizes history and erases truth about racial violence.
The changes align with executive orders from U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at controlling narratives in federal cultural institutions.

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The National Park Service removed brochures at the Medgar Evers Home National Monument in Mississippi that labeled Byron De La Beckwith a "racist."
Martin Luther King III condemned the action, saying it sanitizes history and erases truth about racial violence.
The changes align with executive orders from U.S. President Donald Trump aimed at controlling narratives in federal cultural institutions.