Federal Judge Orders Restoration of Slavery Exhibit at Philadelphia Historic Site

A federal judge on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall panels and displays on the history of slavery at the President’s House Site in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. The decision temporarily blocked changes made last month based on President Donald Trump’s directives on federal presentation of U.S. history. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania granted the city of Philadelphia’s request for a preliminary injunction. The order prohibits further changes, additions, or removals to the exhibit sans a mutual written agreement between the federal government and the city....