Deena Zaru, Trump admin removes memorial honoring people enslaved by George Washington in Philadelphia, 23 January 2026
This comes amid a review directed by President Donald Trump’s executive order.
The National Park Service began removing a slavery memorial at the President’s House in Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon — an exhibit that opened in 2010 and honored the lives of the nine people held there who were enslaved by President George Washington.
ABC News Philadelphia station WPVI captured video on Thursday afternoon of NPS staffers taking down boards and panels that told the stories of Austin, Christopher Sheels, Giles, Hercules, Joe Richardson, Moll, Oney Judge, Paris and Richmond.