"They had been taken down nearly one month ago. The displays tell the story of nine people enslaved by George Washington at his former home. On Monday, U.S. Senior Judge Cynthia M. Rufe granted an injunction ordering that the materials be restored while a lawsuit over the removal proceeds, and barring Trump officials from creating new interpretations of the site's history."
"Rufe, an appointee of Republican President George W. Bush, compared President Donald Trump's administration to the totalitarian regime in the dystopian novel "1984," which revised historical records to align with its narrative. As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell's 1984 now existed, with its motto 'Ignorance is Strength,' this Court is now asked to determine whether the federal government has the power it claims - to dissemble and disassemble historical truths when it has some domain over historical facts,"
Workers began restoring displays about slavery at the President's House site on Independence Mall late Thursday, following a court order requiring their return by 5 p.m. Friday. The panels, removed nearly one month earlier, recount the lives of nine people enslaved by George Washington at his former home. U.S. Senior Judge Cynthia M. Rufe granted an injunction ordering restoration and barring creation of new interpretations while the lawsuit proceeds. The Justice Department filed a notice of appeal with the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and asserts the administration can decide narratives at National Park Service properties.
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