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Erasing Slavery from History's Narrative | US News
Philadelphia’s historic site honoring George Washington’s time as the nation’s first president has sparked national controversy after replacing a detailed exhibit on slavery with new panels critics say sanitize America’s past. The old display, installed in 2010, highlighted the lives of nine enslaved people who lived there during Washington’s tenure. The new panels, installed earlier this year under a Trump-era executive order promoting a “greatness” narrative, omit key details like slave trade maps and blunt language about slavery’s brutality. The city called the overnight removal…
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