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A federal court lets the Trump administration reinstall sanitized historical markers at George Washington’s Philadelphia home, sparking outrage over the erasure of slavery’s role in early American history. The new signs omit maps of the slave trade, timelines of enslavement, and blunt headlines like “The Dirty Business of Slavery,” replacing them with a sanitized narrative focused on national achievements. Philadelphia, which sued to remove the original signs in 2010, is now fighting back, urging the court to halt installation and preserve the site’s truthful, painful history. The ruling is a procedural win for the government—but the city’s legal battle continues, as historians and advocates warn this move risks whitewashing a critical chapter of American history.

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