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Nantucket Church Cancels Annual Fourth Of July Celebration Over ‘Whiteness’ Concerns

A Nantucket Unitarian Universalist church canceled its annual Fourth of July reading of the Declaration of Independence, citing race, voting rights, and concerns about “our own whiteness” ahead of America’s 250th birthday.

Nantucket Church Cancels Annual Fourth Of July Celebration Over ‘Whiteness’ Concerns
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A Nantucket Unitarian Universalist church canceled its annual Fourth of July reading of the Declaration of Independence, citing race, voting rights, and concerns about “our own whiteness” ahead of America’s 250th birthday.