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Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration being restored ahead of deadline
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's removal of slavery exhibits at Philadelphia's President's House, ordering restoration amid ongoing legal challenges.
- On Feb. 19, 2026, National Park Service workers reinstalled a slavery exhibit at the Former President's House on Independence Mall, restoring displays removed last month.
- On Monday, Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe granted an injunction ordering the materials restored and barring Trump officials from creating new site interpretations.
- Citing her 40-page opinion, Senior U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe warned that `the government does not have the power to dissemble and disassemble historical truths` while ordering the exhibit's restoration.
- Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning and thanked the workers, the U.S. Attorney's Office declined to comment, and the administration argues it alone decides narratives at National Park Service properties.
- By restoring the displays, the ruling affects presentation of slavery at a major national historic site and highlights who shapes narratives about the people enslaved by George Washington at the former President's House, Independence Mall.
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A slavery exhibit was removed by the Trump administration. After a court decision, its restoration is nearly complete
PHILADELPHIA — An exhibit detailing the lives of nine people enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia is being reinstalled on Thursday, despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration.
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The slavery exhibits at the President’s House are starting to be restored by the National Park Service
The restoration is the latest development in the city and community stakeholders’ fight to preserve the President’s House after President Donald Trump’s administration ordered the removal of exhibits.
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