In his guest article on “Where US authorities delete archive images of minorities” (available here in German) in the FAZ on 16 March, Roland Meyer, DIZH Bridge Professor of Digital Cultures and Arts at UZH and ZHdK, sheds light on the practice of American authorities to remove historical archive images of minorities. He argues that these deletions not only distort historiography, but also affect the cultural identity of the communities concerned. Meyer calls for a critical examination of this practice and emphasizes the importance of preserving historical documents for a comprehensive understanding of the past.