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These are the slavery exhibits Trump removed from Philadelphia’s Independence Park

The National Park Service has dismantled exhibits about slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park. They had served as a memorial to the nine people George Washington enslaved there during the founding of the United States. And they were taken down following orders by President Donald Trump to review and remove displays at national parks that “inappropriately disparage” the U.S. None of the exhibits contain facts that are in dispute.
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