Cynthia Rufe Orders Trump to Reinstall Philadelphia Slavery Exhibit
Judge Cynthia Rufe ordered the administration of Donald Trump to reinstall 34 historical panels regarding slavery at the President’s House in Philadelphia on Monday.The injunction follows the January 22 removal of the exhibits, which commemorated nine individuals enslaved by George Washington when the city served as the national capital.Cynthia Rufe referenced George Orwell’s “1984” in her opinion, comparing the government's attempts to alter historical records to the fictional Ministry of Truth.The court determined that the federal government violated a 1948 law and a 1950 agreement requiring the
National Park Service to obtain city permission for such changes.