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威斯康辛州的瓦特镇 (Watertown) 举办7月4日游行 (摄于1941年)
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独立纪念日 (Independence
Day) ：美国庆祝国家的生日：1906年7月4日
西元1859年，当时奴隶制度还没有废除，虽然奴隶制度与独立宣言中的理念有所冲突，但是费城班尼柯尔协会 (Banneker
Institute) 还是鼓励非裔美人要庆祝独立纪念日。然而，班尼柯尔协会很快的展现了希望：「我们一直以来所失去的权利，将会还给我们了。」
7月4日在1941年成为国定假日。而庆祝美国常规理念「人人平等」的活动也一直持续着。你都怎么庆祝独立纪念日呢？
In 1859, still in the days of slavery, the Banneker Institute of Philadelphia urged African Americans to celebrate Independence Day, even though it recognized that the ideals of the Declaration of Independence were in conflict with the practice of slavery. Nonetheless, the institute expressed the hope that soon, "our long lost rights will be restored to us."
The Fourth of July became a legal holiday in 1941. Every year the celebration of the American ideal that--"all Men are created equal"--continues. How do you celebrate Independence Day?
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