US judge upholds Friday deadline to restore slavery exhibit on Independence Mall in Philadelphia
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Attorney and founder of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition Michael Coard speaks during a rally celebrating the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the President's House Site in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)La jueza Cynthia Rufe sale tras inspeccionar el lugar donde estaban los carteles explicativos sobre la esclavitud en la Sala del Presidente en Filadelfia, el 2 de febrero del 2026. (AP foto/Matt Rourke)Attendees gather for a rally celebrating the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the President's House Site in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)Attorney and founder of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition Michael Coard speaks during a rally celebrating the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the President's House Site in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)Attendees gather for a rally celebrating the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the President's House Site in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)
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Attorney and founder of Avenging the Ancestors Coalition Michael Coard speaks during a rally celebrating the reinstallation of a slavery exhibit at the President's House Site in Philadelphia on Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Joe Lamberti)