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Update: The Trump administration filed an appeal on Wednesday to the judge’s ruling that the removed slavery exhibit in Philadelphia be returned.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore a slavery-related exhibit at George Washington’s former home in Philadelphia.

Supporters celebrated the ruling outside the courthouse on Tuesday.

Last month, National Park Service workers took down displays that described the local history of slavery on the site, including the nine enslaved people Washington kept there.

In her decision, Judge Cynthia Rufe cited author George Orwell’s dystopian novel "1984," arguing the Trump administration does not have the power to, in her words, "disassemble historical truths."

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