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Appeals Court Allows Trump to Rewrite Philly Slavery Exhibit

7/4/2026

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A federal appeals court granted U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration immediate authority to replace the President’s House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
The new exhibit panels, already manufactured, reference enslaved people on only two of eleven signs.
Historians said the panels whitewash George Washington’s role in enslaving nine people.
Philadelphia filed a motion for a stay while the appeal continues, arguing the rushed order would cause irreparable harm.

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A federal appeals court granted U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration immediate authority to replace the President’s House slavery exhibit in Philadelphia.
The new exhibit panels, already manufactured, reference enslaved people on only two of eleven signs.
Historians said the panels whitewash George Washington’s role in enslaving nine people.
Philadelphia filed a motion for a stay while the appeal continues, arguing the rushed order would cause irreparable harm.