The Framers and the Fourth: Criticism Of Independence Day Celebrations Ignores Our Collective History
Posted: July 5, 2017 Filed under: History, Law & Justice, Politics, Think Tank | Tags: 4th of July, America, Founders, Independence Day, Jonathan Turley, United States Leave a comment
Every Fourth of July, some celebrity will attract national attention by denouncing the holiday as a type of slaver’s celebration. This year was no exception. In past years, I have said nothing because these comments reflect understandable conflicted feelings by African Americans and others whose ancestors lived through decades of oppression and discrimination. However, it is time to put part of this criticism to rest . . . at least in part. There is a tendency to ignore those Framers who advocated emancipation at our founding and the recognition of the scourge of slavery that would forever taint our history.
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