"This Fourth [of] July is yours, not mine. . . . To drag a man in fetters into the grand illuminated temple of liberty, and call upon him to join you in joyous anthems, were inhuman mockery and sacrilegious irony."
Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July"
On this day, 102 years ago, an event kicked off one of the worst periods of white backlash in history.
It started because of a 4th of a July parade.
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I am Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara. I am running against Madison Cawthorn. Thanks to you we have added 135K followers to date. Incredible! My opponent has 271K followers.
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