A ceremony organizer turned off a microphone when a retired Army lieutenant colonel began sharing a story about freed Black slaves honoring deceased soldiers shortly after the end of the Civil War.
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In his Memorial Day speech, a retired Army Lt. Col. wanted to recognize the role Black people played in the formation of what we now know as Memorial Day. But he was literally silenced when event organizers cut his mic, later saying that section of the speech was "not relevant."