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Residents clash over Confederate Railroad booking at Bay City fireworks festival
Summary
Public comment at the March 16 Bay City City Commission meeting produced sharply divided views over whether the band Confederate Railroad should perform at the city's Fourth of July fireworks festival, with speakers warning of both racism associated with Confederate symbols and of economic harm if headline acts are removed.
Dozens of residents addressed the Bay City City Commission on March 16 about the inclusion of the band Confederate Railroad in the city's Fourth of July fireworks festival, producing sharply divergent views about symbolism, free choice and the economic role of the event.
Debbie Rogers told the commission she found the band's name and Confederate imagery inappropriate for an Independence Day celebration and said she objected on moral grounds: "I don't really understand why we're gonna have that because I don't feel it's…
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