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Censored vet will get another chance to give speech on Black origins of Memorial Day


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A retired U.S. Army officer whose speech about freed Black slaves honoring fallen Civil War soldiers was censored by organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony will get another chance to deliver it.
The American Legion Department of Ohio said it has invited retired Army Lt. Col.
Barnard Kemter to speak next week at the organization’s Buckeye Boys State, an annual gathering that teaches young men about government.
Kemter was speaking at a Memorial Day event hosted by a local American Legion post in northeastern Ohio when his microphone was turned off as he talked about the role Black people played in how Memorial Day began. ....

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Censored veteran will get another chance to give speech


Censored veteran will get another chance to give speech
Associated Press
1 hr ago
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In this frame grab from video provided by Hudson Community Television, retired Army Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter taps the microphone after organizers turned off the audio during his speech at a Memorial Day ceremony, Monday, May 31, 2021, in Hudson, Ohio. Organizers of the ceremony turned off Kemter s microphone when he began talking about how freed Black slaves had honored fallen soldiers soon after the Civil War. (Hudson Community Television via AP)
HUDSON, Ohio (AP) A retired U.S. Army officer whose speech about freed Black slaves honoring fallen Civil War soldiers was censored by organizers of a Memorial Day ceremony will get another chance to deliver it. ....

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An American Legion post's charter is suspended after a microphone was cut during a speech that touched on Black people's role in Memorial Day


An American Legion post s charter is suspended after a microphone was cut during a speech that touched on Black people s role in Memorial Day
CNN
1 hr ago
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The American Legion Department of Ohio has suspended the charter of a post in the city of Hudson after a Memorial Day incident in which the keynote speaker s microphone was turned off during part of his speech that touched on Black people s historic role in creating the national holiday, the state organization said in a news release.
The American Legion Department of Ohio does not hold space for members, veterans, or families of veterans who believe that censoring black history is acceptable behavior, the news release said. ....

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