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National Park Service removes photo of Harriet Tubman

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The New York Times |
The page appeared to have been changed in February to instead show images of postage stamps that highlighted “Black/white cooperation.”
Axios |
The National Park Service rewrote — then restored — the Underground Railroad story and reposted a deleted photo of abolitionist Harriet Tubman.
CNN |
Before the page was reverted Monday afternoon, an NPS spokesperson defended the changes, telling CNN “the idea that a couple web edits somehow invalidate the National Park Service’s commitment to tel...

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