Trump team removes slavery exhibition from George Washington's Philadelphia home

The Trump administration has replaced a slavery-focused exhibition at the President's House in Philadelphia, where George Washington and his family lived with nine enslaved people from 1790 to 1797. Following a court battle, a new installation was put in place that historians say whitewashes the subject. The original exhibit had been a significant memorial to African American history in the city.

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