DHS Posts Manifest Destiny Propaganda in 2025 – “American Progress” Painting Sparks Outrage

The Department of Homeland Security is now posting Manifest Destiny artwork from the 1800s, including the infamous "American Progress" painting—featuring white settlers advancing into the light, while Native Americans are driven into darkness. This blatant embrace of white nationalist symbolism is not about “heritage,” it’s about erasure. Indigenous voices like Hazel Sittingbear are calling it out for what it is: state-sanctioned propaganda with a dangerous message.

This is more than a history lesson—it’s a wake-up call. Learn how DHS and this administration are reviving old lies to justify modern oppression. The more things change, the more they stay the same.