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Marina Dunbar

Philadelphia sues US government for removal of slavery-related exhibit

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People walk past an informational panel at President's House Site on 19 August 2025, in Philadelphia. Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Philadelphia is taking legal action against the Trump administration following the National Park Service’s decision to dismantle a long-established slavery-related exhibit at Independence National Historical park, which holds the former residence of George Washington.

The city filed its lawsuit in federal court on Thursday, naming the US Department of Interior and its secretary, Doug Burgum, the National Park Service, and its acting director, Jessica Bowron, as defendants. The lawsuit seeks a court order requiring the exhibits to be restored while the case proceeds.

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