Trump Is Literally Frying a Rare Copy of the Emancipation Proclamation

The Trump administration's policies are now metaphorically and literally threatening historical documents. Rare copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and Thirteenth Amendment, pivotal in American civil rights history, are suffering in a National Park Service exhibit near the Lincoln Memorial. The exhibit's faulty screens and overheating conditions are causing physical damage to these crucial historical documents, highlighting a troubling disregard for the preservation of America's foundational civil rights achievements. This situation underscores a broader concern about the administration's approach to civil rights and historical preservation.