On Wednesday, the historic President's House will officially open. The plan for the small museum became one of the most contentious historical spats in the region. Seth Bruggeman, assistant professor of history and American studies and coordinator of Temple's Center for Public History, said the long fight to get to this point should not have been necessary. "If you really want to see an impressive model of community conversation and public outreach around the subject of slavery — go to historic Cliveden in the Germantown section of Philadelphia," said Bruggeman. "Those folks are doing remarkable work — and you don't hear about it because the President's House has really stolen the wind from that sail."