Washington, Feb. 13 -- Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett issued the following press release:
Congresswoman Stacey E. Plaskett (D-USVI) denounced a sweeping Trump Administration directive targeting historical markers at national parks nationwide-a campaign that has reached the Virgin Islands National Park, where signs and exhibits documenting the territory's history are being removed. The Virgin Islands National Park protects more than 7,000 acres on St. John that tell the story of the territory's past: Taino archaeological sites documenting indigenous life and sugar plantation ruins that stand as testament to the forced labor of enslaved Africans who built the colonial economy.
The directive implements President Trump's March 2025 Executiv...