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I think that is the average state tax paid, not the tax rate.

That's not useless information. Just sayin'.

^^If that was the administration's intent it is nothing short of disgraceful. History should be taught in its entirety, and that's going to include some things that make various groups look bad, and there's no way to get around that, because what they were doing was bad. Let it be what it was.

In a recent discussion about Jackie Robinson I heard two things that I'd never thought of, and never would have thought of.

One was that when the orders in question were acted on, someone simply typed in something along the lines of "delete all first-african-american" into the website and many things that should have remained, had never really been ordered to be removed, were suddenly gone.

The second was a descriptive term for what may be going on with this, oppositional compliance. It's like when a child thinks "I'll show You", and carries out an absurd interpretation of their parent's instruction.

At any rate, put Harriet back where she belongs. I've seen those displays, and anyone who was offended by them needs to grow up and get over themselves. Same goes for anyone engaging in oppositional compliance.

Sick

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An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” following several prominent changes to government websites under the Trump administration.
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The National Parks Service webpage for the “Underground Railroad” used to lead with a quote from Tubman, the railroad’s most famous “conductor”, a comparison on the Wayback Machine between the webpage on January 21 and March 19 shows. Both the quote and an image of Tubman have since been removed, along with several references to “enslaved” people and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850
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The webpage now leads with commemorative stamps of various civil rights leaders with text including the phrase “Black/White Cooperation.” Whereas previously, the article started with a description of enslaved peoples’ efforts to free themselves and the organization of the Underground Railroad after the Fugitive Slave Act, the article now starts with two paragraphs that emphasize the “American ideals of liberty and freedom” and do not specifically mention slavery.

https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/06/us/national-parks-underground-railroad-harriet-tubman/index.html