In 1939, Nazis publicly burned thousands of paintings that they couldn't profit from. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum details much of this history. Fascist attacks on museums are not just about history. Today, the occupant of the White House labels entire aspects of American history as quote, unquote, divisive and uses the power of his office to pressure the Smithsonian to remove whitewash and to rewrite our stories. I'm not here to exaggerate, just to educate. And what is spurring this all on? What fuels this fear of a black planet, Fear of a multiracial democracy? (03:57–04:06)
CLAIM
Asserts that the current administration pressures the Smithsonian to alter historical narratives.
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