With all that is afoot, you might want to pariticapte in some of the upcoming talks.
> Begin forwarded message: > > From: Partnership of Historic Bostons > <[email protected]> > Subject: Will history be erased? > Date: April 1, 2025 at 8:04:16 AM EDT > To: [email protected] > Reply-To: [email protected] > > > > > > <https://6yb7kqsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00120quOmDEiLBdUo2Wtrhy0fTNlLIEma1OSr4aeaFRX99H-YOuMolcnOwXP9wBftyTp6_6DjZ_Ntz15OFdNgWeaDLmqIZjps-pR6RotEQjmZu57S0vX0Vod5CcupdvuEhMWt-Jv2bIjzgqrOMi1Bd-MqGuOpk8Ufu6eOyQ4SDWZk4ZIUEpUYJ1haQBmK8-kIbF&c=HEzbhg_K3AhLIjLTAa98KCDf9Z0WYqI51soxDfQAH0XsemIanfUN2Q==&ch=5U2aBKbzEBAUnclJD_C6VxvNkx0SOSIftY_B6be0AIbRdj0RU8TBRw==> > > <https://6yb7kqsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00120quOmDEiLBdUo2Wtrhy0fTNlLIEma1OSr4aeaFRX99H-YOuMolcnEDyeynU3x5BryoTNqyHMrR0l4VurbglEa94NKIltzh3zm0z5osjgnp5JJO8wGQGW3kPUm8KdMeSRcucwBbmGmaFk4DTrkkEGoN_gZeGpA3EynQjLO0R0mU=&c=HEzbhg_K3AhLIjLTAa98KCDf9Z0WYqI51soxDfQAH0XsemIanfUN2Q==&ch=5U2aBKbzEBAUnclJD_C6VxvNkx0SOSIftY_B6be0AIbRdj0RU8TBRw==> > > Consider this photograph: a New England landscape. Just like the state of > Massachusetts, named for the Massachusetts people, this land was once > Indigenous before it was taken by English colonists. Now, a new set of > federal guidelines might deem this observation "disparaging" of American > history. We thought you might wish to know about this possible new direction > for American history. > > "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," > <https://6yb7kqsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00120quOmDEiLBdUo2Wtrhy0fTNlLIEma1OSr4aeaFRX99H-YOuMolcnBQC4GRRXEGecs6eWxRaNgQhZzKO_Fdi9XUqUlAq-urTn_qczD9olnI5ipVinAztVO30_21FDUor7BpUH06oLBneHLN9Qmta4thG8u4xDznLZqiZ5W-O80I40Y-u5aLyTBnDZHfSaqlsQ5N0GIYRZBMI4unnfX-CAt2qDM3_9bspNkZCDPcogg_I1HSaF9df--iEZnL4FSovBRyIvIWWIGw=&c=HEzbhg_K3AhLIjLTAa98KCDf9Z0WYqI51soxDfQAH0XsemIanfUN2Q==&ch=5U2aBKbzEBAUnclJD_C6VxvNkx0SOSIftY_B6be0AIbRdj0RU8TBRw==> > an executive order issued last Thursday, March 27, takes aim at the way > American history has been taught over the past decade. According to the EO, > recent historiography has "cast a negative light" and promoted a false > narrative of our past. Now, it says, we need a new history that does not > "disparage" the US but instead "focus[es] on the greatness of the > achievements and progress of the American people...." > > It's not clear what these new guidelines will mean, for New England at least. > The executive order primarily addresses the Smithsonian, but it also > encompasses federal museums, sites, monuments, markers, and statutes - of > which Massachusetts alone has 192, according to Wikipedia. Will they now have > to comply with a history that doesn't disparage the US - and what does > "disparage" mean in practice? Is it OK to talk about slavery? May we discuss > the Puritans' religious intolerance? > > We don't yet know what the EO will mean. But for the Partnership of Historic > Bostons, honest history means telling the whole story, not erasing parts of > it. > > This principle underpins our upcoming three free talks > <https://6yb7kqsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00120quOmDEiLBdUo2Wtrhy0fTNlLIEma1OSr4aeaFRX99H-YOuMolcnKHoEehEWFw2_uz7qApw4BMXb70R9a4kl6RcwsK3McvHn6kyIyWxJ6d5by8Ix11UlHMIAYPVSk0QOgRyEuVReiJgkZA8ewNzBnsd4Ab6e93TyB0VeT4VDmXdoaml8z2QMA==&c=HEzbhg_K3AhLIjLTAa98KCDf9Z0WYqI51soxDfQAH0XsemIanfUN2Q==&ch=5U2aBKbzEBAUnclJD_C6VxvNkx0SOSIftY_B6be0AIbRdj0RU8TBRw==> > on Zoom: two exploring the 17th century roots of the American Revolution, on > April 29 and May 22; and one on the freedom suits that paved the way for the > end of Massachusetts slavery and broadened the definition of freedom. > > If you want to know what really happened in early New England, you can't just > tell the story of one group, or glorify its accomplishments. Stay with us, > Raise History's Voice > <https://6yb7kqsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00120quOmDEiLBdUo2Wtrhy0fTNlLIEma1OSr4aeaFRX99H-YOuMolcnBQC4GRRXEGeOJizAvdDUfYTJiCzbdSHj_6gXkfdQy2y0XmRMFP55pbjQ3t3KHCYl4rxUI0aAXoo5cO4CmgY0U67ByjmrtMHrlrrmr4qw9ZMhkBeKkyXvmg=&c=HEzbhg_K3AhLIjLTAa98KCDf9Z0WYqI51soxDfQAH0XsemIanfUN2Q==&ch=5U2aBKbzEBAUnclJD_C6VxvNkx0SOSIftY_B6be0AIbRdj0RU8TBRw==>! > > > All the best, > Sarah > Raising History's Voice > <https://6yb7kqsab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=00120quOmDEiLBdUo2Wtrhy0fTNlLIEma1OSr4aeaFRX99H-YOuMolcnN2uvpGWjrDG4_VBIgR6m6oJQvmDbj8kB0JzkADuF6feeIAut61xHnDEEUyrHDt88BHVaP8XAtYIvL185bqHSON1aMp9mev1KMSf2Bu6ZmxC&c=HEzbhg_K3AhLIjLTAa98KCDf9Z0WYqI51soxDfQAH0XsemIanfUN2Q==&ch=5U2aBKbzEBAUnclJD_C6VxvNkx0SOSIftY_B6be0AIbRdj0RU8TBRw==> > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > historicbostons.org <http://historicbostons.org/> > > > > > > Image: On Nipmuc and Pocumtuck homelands. 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