The National Archives’ racism task force said in a report that its own Rotunda — which houses the Declaration of Independence, the US Constitution and Bill of Rights is an example of “structural racism.” The report, according to Fox News, attacked the Founding Fathers as “wealthy White men in the nation’s founding while marginalizing BIPOC [Black, Indigenous and other People of Color], women, and other communities.” The task force, which was established after George Floyd’s death, suggested ways to “reimagine the Rotunda” including “dance or performance art in the space that invites dialogue about the ways that the United States has mythologized the founding era.” The report said there should also be “trigger warnings” in the Rotunda next to the founding documents to “forewarn audiences of content that may cause intense physiological and psychological symptoms.” “Providing an advisory notice to users gives us an opportunity to mitigate harm and contextualize the records,” the report reads.
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