History isn’t always comfortable. But that doesn’t mean we should hide it.

The Trump administration is now directing the National Park Service to remove or revise educational signs and exhibits that address slavery — including panels at the President’s House in Philadelphia, where George Washington enslaved men, women, and children.

Thirteen historical panels are currently under review, not because they are inaccurate, but because they “cast America in a negative light.”

Let that sink in: telling the truth about slavery is now considered “disparaging.”

This isn’t about preserving history — it’s about rewriting it.

These exhibits are based on rigorous historical research, led by historians, lawyers, and descendants of enslaved people. The information they contain — like Washington’s deliberate effort to rotate enslaved people out of Pennsylvania to avoid emancipation — is factual and essential to understanding our nation’s founding.

Removing or watering down these signs undermines public trust, disrespects the memory of those who lived in bondage, and sends a dangerous message: that America is unwilling to confront its past.

We call on Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and the leadership of the National Park Service to immediately halt all efforts to remove, edit, or censor slavery-related signage and exhibits at any U.S. national park site.

National Parks belong to all of us. They are places for reflection, education, and truth — not propaganda. Sanitizing history to promote “American greatness” does a disservice to every citizen and future generation.

We deserve to learn the full story of our country — the courage and the cruelty, the ideals and the injustices. America is strong enough to face the truth.

Don’t let history be erased. Don’t let politics silence the past. Stand with the truth. Stand with the parks.