Hudson, Ohio s American Legion post has had its charter suspended and its leader has resigned after a veteran s microphone got cut while he spoke about Black Americans role in the history of Memorial Day.
Keynote speaker Lt. Col. Barnard Kemter had his microphone cut at a Memorial Day ceremony in Hudson, Ohio, when he spoke about the holiday s roots in black history.
The audio was cut on a veteran’s microphone at a Memorial Day event in Hudson, Ohio, shortly after he began discussing the role Black people played in the holiday’s origins in an incident that local media report was no accident.