Judge deals blow to Trump administration, orders slavery exhibit restored at iconic Philly landmark

A federal judge has ordered the National Park Service (NPS) to restore a slavery-related exhibit that was removed from thePresident’s House site.

The President’s House, part of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commemorates nine enslaved people who were owned by George Washington.

On Monday, U.S.District Judge Cynthia M.Rufe granted a preliminary injunction requiring the exhibit’s restoration. 

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In the order, Judge Rufe wrote that the situation was “as if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s ‘1984’ now existed” — invoking a slogan fromthe iconic novel.

A federal judge has ordered the National Park Service to restore a slavery exhibit at Philadelphia’s President’s House.The Interior Department said it filed an appeal. (NPS)

“’Ignorance is strength’ — this court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims — to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain overhistorical facts,” wrote Rufe.

“It does not,” the judge added. 

The President’s House, part of Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, commemorates the lives of nine enslaved people owned by George Washington.(NPS)

“If not for this unnecessary judicial intervention, updated interpretive materials providing a fuller account of the history of slavery at Independence Hall would have been installed in the coming days,” the spokesperson added.

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(NPS)

NPS was directed to look at the merchandise sold to make sure all retail items complied by Dec.19.

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“The goal is to keepNational Parksfocused on their core mission: preserving natural and cultural resources for the benefit of all Americans,�

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Retail items are considered “public-facing content,” making them subject to the order.

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 If items were identified as “non-compliant,” those items were then “removed from sale immediately.”

Ashley J.