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Philadelphia’s Historic Site Battle | Philadelphia News
A federal judge in Philadelphia has denied the city’s request to halt the installation of new interpretive panels at the President’s House site, which aim to replace older exhibits about enslaved people living there in the 1790s. The move follows a Trump-era executive order that discouraged displays deemed to “disparage Americans,” sparking criticism that the new panels whitewash slavery’s role in the nation’s founding. While an appeals court previously sided with the government, the judge granted the city a brief reprieve—until July 7th at 5 PM—to formally respond. The federal government…
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