National Park Service dismantles slavery exhibit in Philadelphia

By Frank Langfitt

Published January 25, 2026 at 8:15 AM EST

The National Park Service has removed exhibits depicting slavery and George Washington's treatment of enslaved people at the President's House in Philadelphia.

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