Connecticut school board vice chair compares America's founding to Holocaust in viral July 4 post
A Connecticut school board vice chair is facing backlash after a social media post comparing America's founding and its 250th anniversary celebration to the Holocaust went viral online.Vice chair of the West Hartford Board of Education LaToya Yagaloff — also known as LaToya Fernandez — wrote that celebrating America's independence was akin to celebrating atrocities because slavery remained legal after 1776, asking readers, "Would you celebrate the historic beginning of the Holocaust or other genocides and atrocities?"In a July 3 post on Facebook, Yagaloff wrote, "Slavery in the US started in 1619. In 1776, when America gained its independence, it did not free its slaves.
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A Connecticut school board vice chair is facing backlash after a social media post comparing America's founding and its 250th anniversary celebration to the Holocaust went viral online.Vice chair of the West Hartford Board of Education LaToya Yagaloff — also known as LaToya Fernandez — wrote that celebrating America's independence was akin to celebrating atrocities because slavery remained legal after 1776, asking readers, "Would you celebrate the historic beginning of the Holocaust or other genocides and atrocities?"In a July 3 post on Facebook, Yagaloff wrote, "Slavery in the US started in 1619. In 1776, when America gained its independence, it did not free its slaves. Exactly 250 years ago in 1776 Chattel Slavery was the legal foundation of the American Colonies. So yes Americas 250th may feel like a celebration to you… But to me it’s like celebrating a nightmare that built the country that created the conditions for White privilege that allow you to turn a blind eye and be annoyed that I even mentioned it."SPEAKER JOHNSON WARNS STUDENTS ARE 'INDOCTRINATED' TO SEE US THROUGH 'WRONG LENSES' AS NATION CELEBRATES 250TH"Would you celebrate the historic beginning of the Holocaust or other Genocides and atrocities?!" Yagaloff continued.
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- A Connecticut school board vice chair is facing backlash after a social media post comparing America's founding and its 250th anniversary celebration to the Holocaust went viral online.Vice chair of the West Hartford Board of Education LaToya Yagaloff — also known as LaToya Fernandez — wrote that celebrating America's independence was akin to celebrating atrocities because slavery remained legal after 1776, asking readers, "Would you celebrate the historic beginning of the Holocaust or other genocides and atrocities?"In a July 3 post on Facebook, Yagaloff wrote, "Slavery in the US started in 1619. In 1776, when America gained its independence, it did not free its slaves.
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