The Trump administration has ordered the removal of art, signs, and exhibits related to slavery from multiple national parks, including a photo of “The Scourged Back,” which shows the scars of a formerly enslaved man, The Washington Post reported Monday.
The 1863 photograph shows the scarred back of Peter Gordon, an enslaved man who escaped from a Louisiana plantation, bearing injuries from brutal whippings.
The removal of the photograph, along with other signs and exhibits — including more than 30 at Harpers Ferry — was deemed “out of compliance” with President Donald Trump’s March executive order and will be removed or covered, according to the Post.
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