US EditionPhiladelphia sues Interior Department over slavery exhibit removal
Philadelphia seeks a court order to reinstate slavery exhibits removed under a federal directive aimed at revising historical narratives in national parks.
- On Thursday, the City of Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit seeking a preliminary injunction to restore slavery exhibits removed from the President's House Site, naming Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron.
- Under the presidential directive, the National Park Service is removing or revising interpretive materials following President Donald Trump's executive order directing federal agencies to limit content that 'inappropriately disparage' Americans, the Interior Department said.
- At the site, empty bolt holes and shadows remain after crews dismantled panels listing the nine people enslaved by the Washingtons, while names stay engraved on a cement wall.
- Seeking immediate relief, Philadelphia asked a federal judge to restore slavery exhibits, arguing removals breach the 2006 cooperative management agreement and are arbitrary with no notice given.
- The removals fit a pattern of federal reviews and edits to museums and historic sites as part of President Donald Trump's broader effort to align cultural institutions with his directives, including prior Smithsonian Institution changes and edits to Stonewall National Monument.
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Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park
Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history” on display at the nation's museums, parks and landmarks.
Philadelphia sues after slavery exhibits were taken down from President's House site
The city of Philadelphia sued the Department of the Interior and the acting director of the National Park Service on Thursday over reports that slavery exhibits were being dismantled in the city’s historic district
Philadelphia sues Interior Department over slavery exhibit removal
The city of Philadelphia on Thursday sued the Department of the Interior after National Park Service staff removed an exhibit on slavery from the President's House site in Independence National Historical Park.
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Morning SunPhiladelphia sues over removal of slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park
Outraged critics are accusing President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park.
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