U.S. Constitution, Declaration of Independence Given “trigger warnings” by National Archives

National Archives Slaps ‘Harmful Content’ Warning On Constitution, All Other Founding Documents

National Archives posts ‘harmful content’ warning on Constitution, Declaration of Independence, other founding documents

‘A trigger warning for the Constitution’: Fury as woke National Archives adds ‘harmful language alert’ to America’s founding documents

• Critics slam ‘trigger warning’ attached to nation’s founding documents
• ‘Harmful Language Alert’ label seen on web site of the National Archives
• Label attached to web sites hosting Constitution, Declaration of Independence
• This year, racism task force hired by National Archives issued 100-page report
• Task force formed last year in wake of police-involved killing of George Floyd
• One of the recommendations was to warn of ‘harmful content’ in historic texts
• Task force also said that famous Rotunda bore hallmarks of ‘structural racism’
• Changes sparked furious reaction online from current and ex-GOP officials

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