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Independence Day celebrated worldwide

cultureJul 4, 202669933

Independence Day is the July Fourth observance, marked today by readings, remembrances, meals, parades, and personal tributes. Posts include historic readings of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, reflections on the nation’s 250th birthday, and everyday scenes such as people viewing American Gothic and backyard cookouts. Concrete gallery entries: a recording of Douglass’s speech read by Ossie Davis and another read by James Earl Jones, a local Bristol Fourth of July parade with a historic crowd, and a community post about Bonnie the dog enjoying the Roy Raley Park event. Also notable are posts celebrating an all-American afternoon tea party with apple caramel turnovers and a gardening note about the climbing rose called “Fourth of July.”

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