Information about Harriet Tubman has been restored to a National Park Service website about the Underground Railroad
The National Park Service said Monday that a portrait and a quote from Tubman had been removed “without approval.”
As the internet archive Wayback Machine shows, the website "What is the Underground Railroad" in February began with a picture and a quote from Tubman, the formerly enslaved woman who helped shepherd others to freedom in the North.
But by the end of February, the website heading showed a collection of stamps honoring those who helped people escape slavery, including Tubman among others. The website change was first reported in a Washington Post investigation.
In a statement sent to USA TODAY on Monday, the National Park Service said the change has now been undone.
“Changes to the Underground Railroad page on the National Park Service’s website were made without approval from NPS leadership nor Department leadership. The webpage was immediately restored to its original content,” a spokesperson said.
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