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Philadelphia’s Historic Panels Under Fire | Durham News
Philadelphia’s historic President’s House site is at the center of a heated debate after the federal government replaced panels highlighting enslaved people who lived there with George and Martha Washington. The new panels, installed under a 2025 executive order promoting “greatness” over “disparaging” content, omit key details like slave trade maps and blunt headlines such as “The Dirty Business of Slavery.” The city, led by Mayor Cherelle L. Parker, calls the overnight removal “shameful” and is suing, arguing the federal government ignored local input. A lower court initially blocked the…
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