Article 73M52 US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit

US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit

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In ruling, judge cited quote from Orwell's novel 1984 describing process by which authoritarians rewrite history

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Philadelphia historic site, pending the outcome of ongoing litigation after the city sued the federal government over its removal.

The National Park Service last month dismantled and removed a long-established slavery-related exhibit at the Independence National Historical park, which holds the former residence of George Washington, in response to Donald Trump's claims, which have been rejected by civil rights groups, of anti-American ideology" at historical and cultural institutions.

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