A federal judge Monday ruled in favor of Black activists who were fighting for the return of slavery memorial panels that were placed at a historical Philadelphia site in 2002. The National Park Service removed several panels from the President's House in Philadelphia, citing a March 2025 executive order by President Donald Trump to prohibit exhibitions or programs at federal sites based on race. President's House features exhibits about George Washington and among the 34 historical panels, 13 were created after a group of activists lobbied the city and the park service to include information about the nine men, women and children who were enslaved by Washington there.