Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia

Source Chicago Tribune
Original Load Date Feb. 19, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Last Updated Feb. 19, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.chicagotribune.com/2026/02/19/slavery-exhibit-trump-administration-philadelphia/

Article Preview

PHILADELPHIA — Workers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved at the former President’s House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. Mayor Cherelle Parker visited the site Thursday morning and thank...