Overnight exhibit swap at Philadelphia’s Independence Park sparks backlash over slavery history
TL;DR
The National Park Service replaced panels about slavery and George Washington’s ownership of enslaved people at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia with a version critics say sanitizes history, installing the changes overnight and prompting controversy and legal action; the site’s President’s House excavation continues to highlight the stories of nine enslaved individuals who lived with Washington.
- Slavery exhibit swapped overnight at Philadelphia’s Independence Park The Washington Post
- Panels replaced at slavery exhibit at President's House in Philly NBC10 Philadelphia
- National Park Service replaces President's House slavery exhibit in Philly WHYY
- Trump administration replaces panels at President’s House slavery memorial under the cloak of darkness The Philadelphia Tribune
- Federal government installs reworked panels about slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia home along Independence Mall 6abc Philadelphia
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