Slavery Exhibit Removed
A person views panels that were part of an exhibit on slavery at the President's House Site in Philadelphia after they are put back Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026.
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Federal workers are restoring an exhibit on the people once enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning to thank the National Park Service workers reinstalling the panels. The work is set to continue Friday, the deadline set by a judge who ordered it restored. The exhibit details the lives of the nine people enslaved at the former President’s House on Independence Mall. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is appealing the judge's ruling. A spokesperson says the office has no comment on the restoration work.
