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Rep. Murphy questions the witnesses at Smithsonian hearing

House Administration Committee · July 22, 2026

A member of the House Administration Committee sharply challenged the National Museum of American History on its mission and exhibits, accusing the museum of political activism and asking officials and a historian to explain decisions about research and exhibits. Museum official Miss Hartwig denied political activism; a historian (Mister Blight) and the committee member exchanged over the role of Anthony Johnson in U.S. slavery history.

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