Victory Is Ours!
- National Archives Removes Trigger Warnings from Constitution, Declaration
November 2023
UPDATE 1/8/24: Public pressure secured another victory over the Woke Mob that has taken over the nation’s historic sites. The Biden administration abandoned its plans to remove the statue of William Penn from a historical park in Pennsylvania.
In 2021, the National Archives sparked outrage when it slapped ‘harmful content’ warnings on the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The warnings cautioned readers the documents may be “harmful or difficult to view” and, further, could “reflect racist, sexist, ableist, misogynistic/misogynoir, and xenophobic opinions and attitudes; be discriminatory towards or exclude diverse views on sexuality, gender, religion, and more.”
A member of Potomac Tea Party’s Monticello Project recently examined the National Archives’ website and records catalog, and visited the rotunda in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. where the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence are displayed. The trigger warnings were nowhere to be seen.
So, earlier this month, we sent the following communication to the National Archives:
We received this response:
Score one for “feedback”. You can still find loads of angry comments about the episode on the National Archives’ website.
Moral of the Story: ordinary people can make a difference and take back our history from the Woke Mob.
- National Archives Removes Trigger Warnings from Constitution, Declaration
November 2023
UPDATE 1/8/24: Public pressure secured another victory over the Woke Mob that has taken over the nation’s historic sites. The Biden administration abandoned its plans to remove the statue of William Penn from a historical park in Pennsylvania.
In 2021, the National Archives sparked outrage when it slapped ‘harmful content’ warnings on the U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence. The warnings cautioned readers the documents may be “harmful or difficult to view” and, further, could “reflect racist, sexist, ableist, misogynistic/misogynoir, and xenophobic opinions and attitudes; be discriminatory towards or exclude diverse views on sexuality, gender, religion, and more.”
A member of Potomac Tea Party’s Monticello Project recently examined the National Archives’ website and records catalog, and visited the rotunda in the National Archives building in Washington, D.C. where the original Constitution and Declaration of Independence are displayed. The trigger warnings were nowhere to be seen.
So, earlier this month, we sent the following communication to the National Archives:
- There was a lot of publicity about ‘harmful content’ warnings being placed on the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. I don’t see any warnings on the webpages, in the Rotunda, or in the catalog. Were the warnings taken off?
We received this response:
- Thank you for reaching out to the National Archives. After extensive benchmarking with peer institutions and feedback from stakeholders, we determined that the banner led to misunderstandings and did not serve its intended purpose, so we decided to remove it.
Best,
National Archives Public and Media Communications staff
Score one for “feedback”. You can still find loads of angry comments about the episode on the National Archives’ website.
Moral of the Story: ordinary people can make a difference and take back our history from the Woke Mob.