Embattled Smithsonian director brought 'Marxist' activism, political agenda to roles through career: historian

Smithsonian Institution Director Dr. Anthea Hartig has spent decades promoting what one historian described as an activist and Marxist-inspired approach to history, raising questions about whether the nation's premier museum system is being led by an activist rather than an objective historian. Dr. Jody Edward Ginn argued that Hartig has worked to pivot traditional historical organizations toward activist missions, including during her time as president of the Organization of American Historians