Boyle Statement on Trump Administration Removing Slavery Exhibits at Independence National Historical Park

PHILADELPHIA, PA  — Today, Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02) released the following statement after the Trump administration directed the removal of exhibits at Independence National Historical Park, located in Boyle’s district, that reference the brutality of slavery:

“This is absolutely unacceptable. I am proud of our country and the ideals on which it was founded, and telling the full truth about our history, both the good and the bad, is essential to preserving those ideals.

With the National Park Service facing budget cuts as our nation prepares for its 250th anniversary, this administration should be strengthening these historic sites, not censoring them to erase the past.

Philadelphia and the entire country deserve an honest accounting of our history, and this effort to hide it is wrong.”

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