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National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage

NBC News on MSN · 5h

A federal website watered down the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman's descendant wants to know why.

Rita Daniels learned at 9 that she is the great-great-great-grandniece of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who led countless enslaved Africans to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Snopes on MSN · 2d

National Park Service removed — then restored — details about Harriet Tubman on an 'Underground Railroad' webpage

The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.”

The Washington Post on MSN · 2d

National Park Service restores Underground Railroad webpage after outcry

The U.S. agency appeared to restore text on the history of African Americans escaping slavery, including a photo of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman.

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Harriet Tubman webpage is restored by NPS, but critics still worry about Trump administration undermining Black history

"When we see efforts to erase our history...it's actually going to make us weaker [and] less informed," said Alan Spear tells ...

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‘An attack on truth’: MLK’s daughter slams changes to Harriet Tubman webpage

Edits to the Harriet Tubman and Underground Railroad page by National Park Service removed references to slavery.

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