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Mar 23, 2025 Arlington Cemetery, National Park Service, and U.S. Air Force removed web pages documenting the histories of Black veterans, Pauli Murray's identity, and pioneering women, some later restored after public pressure Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
Multiple federal websites scrubbed historical content about Black, LGBTQ, and women's contributions to military and civil rights history, illustrating coordinated erasure of public memory.
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- Arlington Cemetery website scrubbed of Black veteran celebration pages — The Arlington Cemetery website was scrubbed of pages celebrating Black veterans, including a page devoted to civil rights leader Medgar Evers. The removal represents erasure of Black military history and civil rights narratives from federal digital platforms.
- Department of Defense removed and later restored Jackie Robinson web page — The U.S. Department of Defense removed its web page devoted to Jackie Robinson from its official website and subsequently restored it, likely in response to public pressure. The removal and restoration reflect government control over historical narratives and diversity-related content on federal platforms.
- National Park Service scrubbed Pauli Murray home website of gender identity and sexuality references — The National Park Service removed references to Pauli Murray's gender identity and sexuality from its website about the Pauli Murray home. The scrubbing represents erasure of LGBTQ+ historical content from federal digital platforms as part of broader DEI-targeting efforts.
- Trans women erased from Stonewall riot historical record on government platforms — Trans women, who played a key role in the Stonewall riot, have been erased from that historical narrative on government websites and platforms. The erasure represents removal of LGBTQ+ historical content as part of broader efforts to sanitize federal digital spaces of diversity-related material.
- U.S. Air Force removed web pages featuring pioneering women from official website — The U.S. Air Force removed web pages devoted to pioneering women from its official website, including a page about Maj. Gen. Jeannie Levitt. The pages were later restored, presumably in response to public pressure. The removal represents part of a broader pattern of erasure of diversity-related content from federal websites.
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Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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Mar 23, 2025 Federal government issued a list of over 200 words to be limited or removed from government websites and school curricula, including terms like "racism" and "women" Tier 1 · Primary Information, Memory and Manipulation
A directive restricting specific vocabulary on federal platforms and in schools represents systematic censorship of language about race, gender, and identity.
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- Federal government issued list of banned words for government websites and school curricula — The federal government issued a list of over 200 words designated to be limited, avoided, or removed from government websites and school curricula. The banned words include "racism," "women," "BIPOC," "Black," and others. The directive represents systematic censorship of language related to diversity, equity, and civil rights from public institutions.
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Week 10 – 2025-03-22–2025-03-28
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