From the link:
I am not included within the pale of glorious anniversary! Your high independence only reveals the immeasurable distance between us. The blessings in which you, this day, rejoice, are not enjoyed in common. The rich inheritance of justice, liberty, prosperity and independence, bequeathed by your fathers, is shared by you, not by me. The sunlight that brought light and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me. This Fourth July is yours, not mine…
Barry is saying that because Washington DC isn’t a state, its residents are subjugated … like the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass.
There's been a long line of freedom fighters for democracy in DC but a longer line of those who oppose it. Where do YOU stand?
— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) July 4, 2014
So before you grab that hot dog to celebrate someone else's freedom you should know that as a DC resident you are NOT.
— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) July 4, 2014
When will we,as DC residents,be able 2 celebrate a true Independence Day? Answer:WHEN WE DEMAND IT – POWER CONCEDES NOTHING WITHOUT DEMAND.
— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) July 4, 2014
Frederick Douglass is my favorite DC hero. He was a strong black man who rejected servitude and racism. He stood up when others shut up.
— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) July 4, 2014
Please read this July 4th speech.Commit yourself 2 STAND UP 4 DC statehood-for yourself or for someone u know in DC. http://t.co/IZLLSNo8uy
— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) July 4, 2014
When you see your friends and family today who live outside of DC remind them you celebrate for them but they do not celebrate for you.
— Remembering Barry (@marionbarryjr) July 4, 2014
This isn’t the first time Councilman Barry has offered up an offensive analogy about slavery. Somewhere, Douglass is rolling over in his grave.
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