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Caribbean Matters: CARICOM Day and July 4. Meet the founding fathers
In the United States, July Fourth is a federal holiday marking the nation’s independence from England in 1776, even though that “independence” didn’t mean Black folks here were free. Consider how Frederick Douglass felt about the holiday. This date has a …