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‘A first step to fascism’: critics denounce Trump administration replacing slavery exhibit at George Washington’s ​home

Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives Critics say the Trump administration acted under the “cover of darkness” to replace an exhibit exploring the…

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Replacement of panels with version that’s sympathetic to enslavers comes amid effort by Trump to dismantle diversity initiatives Critics say the Trump administration acted under the “cover of darkness” to replace an exhibit exploring the lives of nine enslaved people who lived at George Washington’s ​Philadelphia home with a version that is overly sympathet

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