As the nation gears up to mark 250 years of American history, a group of former national park rangers is pushing back against the removal of Black history from federal lands — by teaching it themselves.
The rangers have been organizing what they call teach-ins, bringing the public together to learn about history that the Trump administration has worked to eliminate from national park programming and exhibits.
One of those events took place on June 19 at Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, where former ranger Melissa Dalley, 49, addressed attendees as part of what organizers called the America 433+ teach-in.
The effort comes at a notable moment — with the country preparing to celebrate its 250th birthday, these former rangers say certain chapters of American history deserve to be told, even if the current federal government has chosen to remove them from public lands.
