American Legion official who silenced speech about black history steps down
by Associated Press in Hudson, Ohio from on (#5JP31)
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The head of an American Legion post in Ohio stepped down on Friday, amid criticism over a decision to turn off a retired officer's microphone while he was speaking about how freed black slaves honored fallen soldiers just after the civil war.
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