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Trump administration appeals order to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
The Justice Department claims exclusive authority over narratives at National Park Service sites amid a broader pattern of removing content on marginalized groups, critics say.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration filed a notice of appeal with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, challenging a federal judge’s order to restore an exhibit on the nine people enslaved by George Washington.
- Park Service workers last month abruptly removed explanatory panels at the President's House site, prompting the city of Philadelphia and other supporters of the exhibit to sue.
- U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe compared the case to the `Ministry of Truth` in *1984* and expressed concerns about efforts to reshape history, referencing `Ignorance is Strength`.
- On Monday, U.S. Senior Judge Cynthia M. Rufe granted an injunction ordering restoration of the panels and barring Trump officials from new interpretations as millions visit Philadelphia this year.
- The Justice Department says the administration alone can determine National Park Service narratives, insisting it controls stories told, while plaintiffs link removals of historical content about enslaved people, LGBTQ+ people and Native Americans to the broader pattern of removals at multiple sites.
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President Donald Trump's administration has announced an appeal against a federal judge's decision to restore an exhibit about the slaves of the first US president, George Washington, which it removed from the Independence Mall National Monument in Philadelphia in January, US media reported.
Trump administration to appeal ruling to restore President's House slavery exhibit
The Trump administration plans to appeal the court ruling that called for the slavery exhibit at the President's House to be restored. The case will be heard by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
·Philadelphia, United States
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Trump administration appeals order to restore George Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia
The Trump administration will appeal a federal judge’s order to restore a Philadelphia exhibit on the nine people enslaved by George Washington at his former home on Independence Mall.
·United States
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