In a story published on Monday for Labor Day, Washington Free Beacon reporter Jonathan Levine visited the Smithsonian African-American History Museum for what became an incredibly disturbing encapsulation of the hateful bias and woke ideology President Trump and his administration face as it seeks to ensure the government-funded museums “celebrate American exceptionalism” and not symbolize “the last remaining segment of ‘WOKE.’”
Levine found that the museum – which opened in 2016 – “features exhibits that glorify violent radical groups like the Nation of Islam (NOI)” that make “little mention of the organization's history of violence, anti-White radicalism, and anti-Semitism.”
Writ large, he said the museum “offer[s] historical falsehoods on issues like slavery,” including a refusal to place the shameful chapter of American history in the broader context of the slave trade.
But the most despicable yet illuminating portion of his recent visit concerned the Nation of Islam:
"For over 40 years, the Honorable Elijah Muhammad (1897–1975) led the Nation of Islam, which served as a spiritual sanctuary and self-help organization for millions of African Americans," a tribute in one exhibit reads. "Its religious, educational, and economic institutions promoted Black unity, pride, and moral discipline and helped its members overcome poverty and other social ills."
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The NOI's official theological position holds that an evil scientist named Yakub created white people, which the organization refers to as "blue-eyed devils." Yakub, a black Meccan according to NOI doctrine, created the white race to rule over black people for 6,000 years through a method called "tricknology."
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Louis Farrakhan, the NOI's current leader, told his followers in 2015 that "white people deserve to die." He also exhorted a black audience to "rise up and kill those who kill us, stalk them and let them feel the pain that we are feeling" the same year.
Farrakhan is also known for his anti-Semitism. He has referred to Jews as "termites" and followers of the "synagogue of Satan," has claimed that Jews are behind "pedophilia and sexual perversion institutionalized in Hollywood and the entertainment industry," and has falsely blamed Jews for the trans-Atlantic slave trade and Jim Crow.
On slavery, Levine pointed out the museum falsely claims slavery in the west was brand new because “[f]or the first time, people saw other human beings as commodities—things to be bought, sold and exploited to make enormous profits,” which “changed the world."
The facts show otherwise with Levine pointing out mentions of slavery exist thousands of years, going back to B.C. as it appears in the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi and Greek philosophy.
Perhaps least surprising was Levine showing readers how little the museum cared to mention prominent black conservatives such as Justice Clarence Thomas and Dr. Ben Carson, a former Housing and Urban Development Secretary.
To read Levine’s full story, click here.
