Submitted by Johann Neem

April 28, 2025

At a time when the Trump Administration is quickly altering public interpretations of history and removing references to the past on websites and public spaces, it is vital that historians keep track of what is changing. The Early Republic Tracker is dedicated to documenting instances where the federal government is removing facts and stories essential to the public’s understanding American history from public historical sites, museums, websites, and executive agencies.

Where/When did the changes take place?

• April 24, 2025 on the NPS Civil War webpage

What changed?

• The NPS Summary Report “Civil War to Civil Rights Commemoration” was deleted from NPS “The Civil War” page.

Why does the change matter?

• The report documents the NPS’s approach to the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and thus has historical and public importance. By removing it, historians and citizens more generally are denied access to government records.

Website/location/document where change was made?

• https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/civil-war-to-civil-rights.htm

Evidence of change?

• See Kevin Levin’s Civil War Memory post: https://kevinmlevin.substack.com/p/summary-report-of-the-civil-war-150th