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Philadelphia filed a lawsuit against Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and the acting National Park Service director after the National Park Service removed a slavery exhibit at Independence National Historical Park, arguing the city’s management agreement gives it a say in design changes; critics say the move whitewashes history and reflects the Trump administration’s push to reassess how the nation presents its past.
Philadelphia filed a federal lawsuit against the Interior Department and the National Park Service after the removal of the slavery exhibit at the President’s House site in Independence National Historical Park, seeking an injunction to restore the displays; city lawyers say the removal alters the exhibit, in a broader context of the Trump administration pushing to purge materials conflicting with his directives, with officials seeking comment and highlighting other recent purges of diversity-related content.