Trump Targets Philly Slavery Memorial for Removal
Under an executive order issued by President Trump mandating removal of material at national monuments, museums, and parks that “inappropriately disparage Americans,” the National Park Service is planning to remove mentions of slavery from the President’s House exhibit at Independence National Historical Park on 6th and Market Streets. Host Trenae Nuri talks with the Rev. Mark Kelly Tyler, historiographer and executive director of research and scholarship at African Methodist Episcopal Church, about what this says about the nation and its reckoning with slavery – especially in the city that…
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