CAIR-Philadelphia: Philadelphia sues after slavery exhibits were taken down from President’s House site – NBC
CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Ahmet Tekelioglu said the civil rights organization “stands in solidarity with the City of Philadelphia, advocacy groups, civil rights leaders, and historians.”
Tekelioglu said the exhibit’s removal “has drawn widespread condemnation from community leaders, historians, and elected officials who argue that understanding the full scope of American history — including the brutal reality of slavery — is critical to our collective progress.”
CAIR-Philadelphia: ‘It’s a line that has been crossed’: Philadelphia reacts to the removal of the President’s House site slavery exhibit – WHYY
Local organizational leaders, such as CAIR-Philadelphia Executive Director Ahmet Tekelioglu, released statements pushing back against that sentiment.
“Honoring the lives and remembering the experiences of the people enslaved at the President’s House is not an act of division, it is an act of truth, education and justice,” Tekelioglu wrote. “To strip away these stories under the guise of ‘protecting shared values’ is nothing less than an attempt to erase uncomfortable but essential chapters of our nation’s history. Our work toward justice and equality demands that we recognize and teach the full, unvarnished truth of our nation’s past.”
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