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Concerned citizens in the Philadelphia area met on Wednesday night to discuss an action plan if the Trump administration were to remove a memorial for slavery at the President's House Site at Independence Mall.

The packed town hall, which was held at the Zion Baptist Church in North Philadelphia, was in response to President Donald Trump signing an executive order that put the memorial at 6th and Market Street up for review.

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The memorial honors the nine enslaved people brought by President George Washington when he moved to Philadelphia to serve as America's first president in the late 1700s.

"In this day and age, where we are celebrating as much diverse history as possible it

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