HARPERS FERRY, W.Va. (WV News) — The ACLU of West Virginia is condemning reports that the Trump administration has ordered the removal of signs and exhibits related to slavery from national parks, including Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

According to recent reporting from The Washington Post , the U.S. Department of the Interior recently issued orders calling for the removal of information at the park, which was the site of abolitionist John Brown's raid in 1859.

“By sanitizing the brutal realities of slavery, the administration denies visitors the complete historical context necessary for informed citizenship in a democracy,” ACLU-WV Executive Director Eli Baumwell said. “Until this week, visitors to Harpers Ferry had the chance to learn about slavery and the struggle to end

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