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progressive administrators at the NPS made ideological choices about what stories to tell, which perspectives to emphasize, and how to frame American history for the visitors walking through those doors. Those choices reflected a particular worldview — one that treats American history primarily as a catalog of sins to be confessed rather than achievements to be celebrated. The Trump administration is simply making different choices. Choices that reflect a belief that America’s National Parks should inspire pride, not guilt.
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