Condemning President Donald Trump's recent efforts to whitewash, suppress, and rewrite American history by removing slavery related content from national parks - including an exhibit at Independence National Historical Park honoring the nine individuals enslaved by President George Washington, developed by the Avenging the Ancestors Coalition - thereby attempting to erase Black history from the national narrative.
250776 · Resolution · Adopted
Sponsors: Anthony Phillips, Cindy Bass, Curtis Jones Jr., Jamie Gauthier, Jeffery Young Jr., Jim Harrity, Katherine Gilmore Richardson, Kendra Brooks, Kenyatta Johnson, Mark Squilla, Mike Driscoll, Nicolas O'Rourke, Nina Ahmad, Rue Landau
Timeline
- Sep 18, 2025: Introduced and Ordered Placed On Next Week's Final Passage Calendar (City Council)
- Sep 25, 2025: Adopted (City Council)