Inside the Biden administration plan to remove a statue of William Penn — and its abrupt withdrawal

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The National Park Service quickly realized there was a problem when it announced plans to remove a statue of William Penn from Welcome Park in Philadelphia on Jan. 5.

The plan was announced on a Friday afternoon, igniting a firestorm of controversy, and then abruptly withdrawn just three days later.

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