PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The Third Circuit Court has reaffirmed its decision that the National Park Service can replace the explanatory panels at the President’s House exhibit with new ones created by the Trump administration.
The administration had asked the court for a “mandate” to replace the panels, noting that the slavery exhibit has not been changed, despite the court’s ruling last month that the Park Service could remove the old panels and install new materials.
The court said its earlier order sufficed.
The mandate request indicates the administration is anxious to move quickly to replace the exhibit, but the Interior Department has not provided a timeline for the work.
The President’s House exhibit was built on the site of the first presidential residence, which housed George Washington and John Adams. Its panels and signage detailed the story of enslaved people in the home and the history of slavery in the U.S.
After completing the memorial in 2010, the city donated it to the National Park Service.
