Trump admin reinstalls slavery panels

The Trump administration reinstalled revised panels about slavery at the President's House Site in United States — Philadelphia, replacing displays that had been in place since 2010. The new panels, installed on July 15, 2026, follow a 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump directing federally owned historic sites to avoid disparaging Americans and focus on achievements. Critics, including United States — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker and attorney Michael Francis Crotty of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition, argue the panels whitewash slavery history by omitting details like a slave trade route map and critical headlines. The city of United States — Philadelphia had sued the federal government, but the U.S. 3rd Circuit of Appeals ruled on July 3 that the work could continue. The Interior Department defended the panels as historically substantive.