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Philadelphia Sues Trump Over Removal of Slavery Exhibit

1/25/2026

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Philadelphia Challenges Trump

Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration over the removal of a slavery exhibit at the President's House site.
The exhibit honored nine enslaved people owned by George Washington.
The exhibit was dismantled without prior notice.
The lawsuit argues the removal violated a 2006 cooperative agreement between Philadelphia and the National Park Service.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized the action as an attempt to rewrite history.

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Philadelphia Challenges Trump

Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. President Donald Trump's administration over the removal of a slavery exhibit at the President's House site.
The exhibit honored nine enslaved people owned by George Washington.
The exhibit was dismantled without prior notice.
The lawsuit argues the removal violated a 2006 cooperative agreement between Philadelphia and the National Park Service.
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro criticized the action as an attempt to rewrite history.