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Trump Admin Accuses Smithsonian Black Museum; Mfume Warns Erasure

7/22/2026

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The Trump administration published a July 4, 2026 report accusing the Smithsonian’s African American museum of “extreme political activism.”
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) said Black Americans are outraged during a House Oversight hearing.
He warned that if the museum is erased, activists will replace it, quoting Abraham Lincoln on history.
Mfume called the move an effort to reshape presentation of American history in federal museums and parks.

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The Trump administration published a July 4, 2026 report accusing the Smithsonian’s African American museum of “extreme political activism.”
Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.) said Black Americans are outraged during a House Oversight hearing.
He warned that if the museum is erased, activists will replace it, quoting Abraham Lincoln on history.
Mfume called the move an effort to reshape presentation of American history in federal museums and parks.