As part of their Smithsonian purge, the Trump regime is dismantling and removing the Woolworth’s lunch counter (a key artifact of the Civil Rights Movement) from the NMAAHC and returning other artifacts to their owners.
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This story is going viral and causing a major freakout among museum donors and patrons. I'm told by a source at the museum that it is completely untrue. ??
https://bsky.app/profile/kristoncapps.bsky.social/post/3lnnmdfgsoc2r
Update: Smithsonian Officials Say the Greensboro Lunch Counter Exhibit at the Blacksonian Will Now Remain at the Museum.
An official statement from the Smithsonian:
(thx, doug)
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