Judge cites Orwell to order restoration of Washington slavery exhibit in Philadelphia

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore a Philadelphia exhibit about nine enslaved people tied to George Washington after the National Park Service removed it, ruling the removal likely unlawful and likening it to Orwell's Ministry of Truth; the ruling bars replacements that alter the historical narrative, leaves a restoration timeline undecided, and allows appeals, noting broader removals of historical content at other sites and the Underground Railroad link at the President’s House site.