The AHA has signed on to the ACLS’s “Statement Regarding the White House Review of Smithsonian Institution Museums.” The review “supersedes the oversight of professional scholars and makes the museums tools of the presidential administration,” the ACLS states. “The genuinely patriotic thing we can all do in this moment is to speak out on behalf of the scholars who have dedicated their lives to helping us understand our nation, and for the right of all Americans to learn about our history and culture free from government intrusion.”
