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Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia, Pa.

Philadelphia, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC) has issued a response to the U.S. Department of the Interior’s decision to dismantle and remove the slavery exhibit at the President’s House site within Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia.

The exhibit documented the lives of the nine enslaved Africans held by President George Washington while Philadelphia served as the nation’s capital.

Originally published on northcentralpa.com, part of the BLOX Digital Content Exchange.

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