A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty as Trump presses for change

America’s history is a tapestry of inventiveness and injustice, and nowhere is this duality more apparent than at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington. As President Trump presses for changes to how our past is portrayed, the museum’s exhibits confront visitors with the best and worst of the nation’s heritage.

A walk through a Smithsonian museum reveals American genius and cruelty as Trump presses for change