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The Trump administration fought to change a national park slavery exhibit. Here’s why Philadelphia vows to keep fighting back

On June 18, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously sided with the Trump administration, reversing a lower court ruling and allowing alteration of the President's House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
The Department of Interior targeted the site under President Donald Trump's "Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History" executive order, which seeks to remove materials deemed to "inappropriately disparage Americans past or living."
Work crews dismantled the original exhibit panels in January, which had honored nine enslaved people; the Third Circuit Court concluded the administration's replacement panels were "full of historical context."
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker pledged to "pursue every legal action possible" to reverse the decision, while Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro vowed to oppose efforts to "whitewash" shared history.
As America approaches its 250th birthday, the Independence National Historic Park site remains "conspicuously incomplete," and the federal government's next move regarding restoration remains unclear.

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The Trump administration fought to change a national park slavery exhibit. Here’s why Philadelphia vows to keep fighting back

Just days away from America’s 250th birthday — and steps away from where the country itself was born — visitors to the City of Brotherly Love are met with an unusual sight: an incomplete national park.

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