In fact, there are at least ten reasons why we should never celebrate July 4th. Let me count the ways: 1. America hated us even before July 4th, 1776. In fact, America started hating us when it began enslaving us in Virginia on Aug. 25, 1619. And it still hates us., On June 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was signed, marking the colonists' independence from Great Britain. But some 75 years later, some black Americans weren't ready to celebrate., Those Black Americans who choose not to celebrate July 4 should never be viewed or condoned as unpatriotic. Instead, they should be considered authentic Americans committed to reminding the United States that it has fallen short of the Declaration of Independence’s words of “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” for all., In his research of July Fourth celebrations from 1827 to 1865, Lande found that many Black Americans treated the holiday as an opportunity to “sanctify and reflect,” meditating on what America, If you're wondering why some Black Americans refuse to celebrate The Fourth of July, America's Independence Day, a brief history lesson will shed some light on the matter. In the days leading up to the American Revolution, the majority of Black people living in the colonies were enslaved., After Sean closed out, the bartender and I continued on why Black people can't celebrate the Fourth and what should happen to them if we catch those traitors in the act. Here's what we came up.