"Slavery Exhibit Row Escalates: Appeals Court Sides with Trump Administration In a contentious decision, a federal appeals court has given the Trump administration the green light to remove and replace a slavery exhibit at Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the site of the nation's first executive residence. The exhibit, which highlighted the history of slavery in America, was taken down earlier this year by the Interior Department after a contentious dispute. The ruling reverses a lower court decision that had ordered the government to restore the exhibit. The move has sparked outrage among historians and civil rights advocates, who argue that the exhibit is a crucial part of America's complex and painful history."
A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can remove and replace a slavery exhibit at the site of the nation’s first executive residence in Philadelphia, reversing a lower court ruling that required the federal government to restore displays it had taken down earlier this year. A federal judge in Pennsylvania blocked the Interior...