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Residents sharply disagree over Confederate Railroad booking at Bay City Fireworks Festival
Summary
Public comment at the March 16 Bay City Commission meeting focused on a dispute over the booking of Confederate Railroad for the city’s Fourth of July fireworks festival, with several residents calling the band’s name and Confederate symbolism offensive while others warned canceling acts could harm the event’s economic draw.
Several dozen residents used the public-comment period at the Bay City Commission’s March 16 meeting to squarely confront the commission over the decision to include the band Confederate Railroad in the city’s Fourth of July fireworks festival.
Deborah Rogers told commissioners she found the booking inappropriate for an Independence Day celebration, saying Confederate symbols represent “hostility, racism, white supremacy” and urging a boycott. “I don't really understand why we're going to have that because I don't…
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