US EditionPark Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
The removal followed a federal review prompted by a 2025 executive order to eliminate materials seen as disparaging to the U.S., sparking local government lawsuits.
- The City of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit against the Interior Department after the National Park Service removed a slavery exhibit from the President’s House Site.
- The exhibit, which detailed the lives of George Washington's enslaved people, was taken down without notice, according to the lawsuit.
- Philadelphia City Council President Kenyatta Johnson stated that removing the exhibits is an effort to whitewash American history and that uncomfortable truths cannot be erased.
- An Interior spokesperson explained that the decisions were made after a review to ensure that materials align with shared national values.
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Slavery Exhibit Removed From George Washington’s Philadelphia Home By Trump's National Park Service
Yet again, the Trump administration has removed a public display addressing the history of slavery and racism in the United States. This time, an exhibit discussing former President George Washington’s connection to slavery has been dismantled in the city that once served as the nation’s capital, drawing widespread condemnation. Trump administration removes Philadelphia exhibit on George Washington and slavery Employees from the National Park Se…
National Parks Service Removes Slavery Exhibit in Philadelphia
The National Parks Service removed an exhibit on slavery installed at Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park on Thursday. Park staff was shown on video shared on social media removing explanatory panels of the 15-year-old “Freedom and Slavery in the Making of a New Nation” exhibit from walls displayed at the President’s House site, where Presidents George Washington and John Adams lived and conducted their executive branch business…
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.
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