Protect What Connects Us
The National Park Service is more than a steward of scenic vistas. As our nation’s leading storyteller, it preserves our national memory: through signage, exhibits, and interpretation that help us reckon with the past and imagine a more just future. Not just the myths, but the truth.
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is one example. It tells the story of the first Black military aviators who trained under segregation to serve a country that denied them basic rights. The site doesn’t gloss over injustice. It centers it, while honoring their courage and their role in desegregating the Armed Forces.
That kind of truth-telling is under threat. Under an order by Secretary Burgum, QR code signs have gone up at park sites asking visitors to report any interpretation they consider "negative." That includes slavery, colonization, racism; anything that tells the full truth.
Scan the QR code at your park site or use the link below and tell the Department of the Interior what stories matter.
Sample Comment Ideas
“It’s Denali. Always has been”
“Put trans stories back on the Stonewall signs where they belong.”
“Add more about the Native communities connected to this place.”
“This name’s a slur. Change it.”
Write an Op-Ed
Want to take a bigger stand? Download our Op-Ed Toolkit to help you write a compelling piece for your local paper. Use your voice to explain why public memory matters and how this rollback threatens honest storytelling in our national park sites.