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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maryclaire Dale

Judge calls Justice Department's statements on slavery exhibit display 'dangerous' and 'horrifying'

Slavery Exhibit Removed - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

A federal judge warned Justice Department lawyers on Friday that they were making “dangerous” and “horrifying” statements when they said the Trump Administration can decide what part of American history to display at National Park Service sites.

The sharp exchange erupted during a hearing in Philadelphia over the abrupt removal of an exhibit on the history of slavery at the site of the former President’s House on Independence Mall.

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