American museums face pressure to downplay Black history

Brick by brick, beam by beam and shingle by shingle, a house where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches in support of Black voting rights in the Deep South has been trucked from Alabama to a museum near Detroit.

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The intricate operation to move and preserve the Jackson Home and other artifacts from the Civil Rights era preceded President Donald Trump's efforts to eradicate what he calls “divisive” and “race-centred ideologies,” and minimize the cultural and historical impact of race, racism and Black Americans. Trump's purges have sought to remove all reference to diversity, equity and inclusion from the federal government and workforce, and many private companies have followed suit. The establishments that house some of the most important reminders of African American history —including the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. — have come under particular pressure.