Pentagon Orders Removal of Diversity, Anti-Racism Books by May 21 Under Hegseth's DEI Purge
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The Pentagon has issued a directive to all military leaders and commands to remove and review library books addressing diversity, anti-racism, or gender issues by May 21. This order, signed by Timothy Dill, acting defense undersecretary for personnel, is part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's broader campaign to eliminate diversity and equity programs within the military, following President Trump's executive orders.
The memo specifies that educational materials promoting 'divisive concepts and gender ideology' are seen as incompatible with the Department of Defense's core mission. A temporary Academic Libraries Committee has been established to oversee the review process, providing a list of search terms including affirmative action, anti-racism, critical race theory, discrimination, diversity, gender dysphoria, gender identity and transition, transgender, transsexual, and white privilege to identify books for review.
Recent actions at military academies, such as the U.S. Naval Academy's removal of nearly 400 books from its library, reflect the implementation of this policy. The purge has led to the removal of books on topics like the Holocaust, feminism, civil rights, and racism, including Maya Angelou's 'I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.' Other affected titles include 'Memorializing the Holocaust,' 'Half American,' 'A Respectable Woman,' and 'Pursuing Trayvon Martin,' based on a list of 381 books.
At West Point, the impact of Hegseth's January 29 order has resulted in the cancellation of classes and the removal of books and syllabuses related to race, gender, and American history. Two professors and a librarian have resigned in protest, highlighting the contentious nature of these changes.
Trump's New Era of American Cultural Revolution: According to the order of the Secretary of Defense played by Fox TV presenter, the West Point Library removed a number of books involving DEI, English classes prohibited the study of works by black authors, history classes prohibited the genocides of Native Americans, philosophy classes prohibited analysis of Kant's racial discrimination... Two professors and a librarian resigned, and the Secretary of Defense said, “We won't miss you. https://t.co/vAurkW8tPH
SecDef Hegseth drops two new orders today on service academies.
- One bans books at the academies dealing with/ race and gender.
- Second to “offer admission exclusively on merit” to academies except for “unique athletic talent,” or prior military service.
Pete Hegseth’s culture war hits West Point. Books banned, syllabuses scrubbed, two professors resign in protest, the librarian quit.
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The Pentagon has ordered all military leaders and commands to pull and review all of their library books that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues by May 21, according to a memo issued to the force on Friday. https://t.co/tLqb6864m7
The Department of Defense is pulling books from its libraries that address diversity, anti-racism or gender issues, The Associated Press reported Friday.
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SecDef Hegseth drops two new orders today on service academies.
- One bans books at the academies dealing with/ race and gender.
- Second to “offer admission exclusively on merit” to academies except for “unique athletic talent,” or prior military service.
