President Trump issued an executive order targeting the Smithsonian Institution, particularly criticizing the exhibition 'The Shape of Power: Stories of Race and American Sculpture.' This exhibition examines the interplay of race and sculpture in America over two centuries, suggesting that race is a social construct rather than a biological fact. Scholars, including history professor Samuel J. Redman, argue that the order is problematic and disregards the prevailing academic perspective on race. Trump had previously expressed intentions to curb socially engineered perspectives on race and gender in his inaugural address.
President Trump's executive order claimed that the Smithsonian has been influenced by a divisive, race-centered ideology, specifically criticizing an exhibition addressing race in American sculpture.
Scholars, including historian Samuel J. Redman, found the executive order troubling, suggesting it deviates from a growing consensus around the idea that race is a social construct.
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