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National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from ‘Underground Railroad’ webpage

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The National Parks Service webpage for the “Underground Railroad’s most famous “conductor” used to lead with a quote from Tubman .

Both the quote and an image of Tubman have since been removed, along with several references to “enslaved” people and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 .

The webpage now leads with commemorative stamps of various civil rights leaders with text including the phrase “ Black/White Cooperation ”.

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70

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64

Neutral language

59

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formal

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English

Language complexity

66

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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