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Jun 7, 2025 The U.S. Navy planned to rename vessels named after civil rights figures Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The renaming plan would alter official public memory by removing federal honors tied to civil-rights history.
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- US Navy plans to rename vessels named after civil rights icons — The US Navy is reportedly planning to rename vessels named after civil rights icons, including USNS Harvey Milk, as part of a broader DEI purge initiated by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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Week 21 – 2025-06-07–2025-06-13
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Jun 2, 2025 The Defense Department removed Jackie Robinson's biography from its website Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
The removal altered public access to official historical material and raised concerns about state control of memory.
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- Defense Department removes Jackie Robinson’s biography — The Defense Department temporarily removed Jackie Robinson’s biography from its website. This action is part of a broader pattern of altering or censoring historical content, which has implications for public memory and the integrity of historical records.
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Week 20 – 2025-05-31–2025-06-06
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