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Trump Admin Pushes New Slavery Panels | Bangor News
An appeals court has cleared the way for the Trump administration to reinstall new interpretive panels at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Philadelphia, replacing older ones that highlighted the lives of nine enslaved people. The new panels, approved under an executive order promoting “greatness and achievements,” sparked backlash from historians and city officials who fear they downplay the painful realities of slavery. While the government insists its version still acknowledges slavery, critics argue it presents a sanitized narrative. Philadelphia, which sued to preserve the original…
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