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Tom Hanks to Portray Abraham Lincoln in ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Film Adaptation Slavery Abolition

Tom Hanks to Portray Abraham Lincoln in ‘Lincoln in the Bardo’ Film Adaptation

London:Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is set to portray former US President Abraham Lincoln in the feature adaptation of George Saunders' best-selling 2017 novel Lincoln in the Bardo. The novel, which won the 2017 Booker Prize, explores Lincoln's grief over the death of his 11-year-old son, Willie Lincoln, according to The…
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February 25, 2026
Posts claim transcript shows McConnell, Kevin McCarthy discussed ‘bringing back slavery.’ There’s no proof Slavery Abolition

Posts claim transcript shows McConnell, Kevin McCarthy discussed ‘bringing back slavery.’ There’s no proof

In late February 2026, Snopes readers asked us about videos of internet users listening to an unidentified voice reading out a purported transcript of a phone call between two Republican politicians, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell and former Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy. In the call, McConnell and McCarthy allegedly…
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February 20, 2026
Trump Administration Restores Philadelphia Slavery Exhibition After Court Order Slavery Abolition

Trump Administration Restores Philadelphia Slavery Exhibition After Court Order

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An exhibit detailing the lives of nine people enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia is being reinstalled on Thursday, despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. The stories and images that had been on display for two decades were abruptly removed…
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February 20, 2026
Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia Slavery Abolition

Slavery exhibit removed by Trump administration is returning to Independence Mall in Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An exhibit detailing the lives of nine people enslaved by President George Washington in Philadelphia is being reinstalled on Thursday, despite an ongoing legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. The stories and images that had been on display for two decades were abruptly removed…
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February 19, 2026
Presidents Day 2026: Honoring Influential Figures Like Abraham Lincoln in Shaping U.S. History Slavery Abolition

Presidents Day 2026: Honoring Influential Figures Like Abraham Lincoln in Shaping U.S. History

CHICAGO (WLS) — Presidents Day serves as a poignant moment to honor the leaders who have significantly influenced the American narrative, with Abraham Lincoln standing out as a notable figure. Lincoln’s deep connections to Illinois and Chicago anchor his historical legacy in the region. As the nation approaches its 250th…
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February 17, 2026
US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit Slavery Abolition

US judge orders Trump administration to restore Philadelphia slavery exhibit

A federal judge in Pennsylvania on Monday ordered the National Park Service to reinstall a slavery exhibit at a Philadelphia historic site, pending the outcome of ongoing litigation after the city sued the federal government over its removal. The National Park Service last month dismantled and removed a long-established slavery-related…
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February 17, 2026
Judge orders slavery exhibits restored at George Washington’s Philadelphia home Slavery Abolition

Judge orders slavery exhibits restored at George Washington’s Philadelphia home

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to restore exhibits on slavery that the National Park Service had removed from the President’s House last month. U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe’s ruling requires the federal government to restore the site “to its physical status as of January 21,…
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February 17, 2026