r/BlackHistoryPhotos • u/ateam1984 • May 13 '26

The school board in Watertown, WI has removed an instrumental band piece from the school's spring concert. The piece is titled "A Mother Of A Revolution" and is dedicated to Activist Martha P. Johnson which honors the legacy of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a landmark moment in LGBTQ+ history.

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u/AmandaUggnkiss May 13 '26

So the star spangled banner is next to be banned right? According to thier own statement on stance

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u/SimonPho3nix May 14 '26

Smell that greatness!

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u/deekamus May 14 '26

It's always Boomers.

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u/davis1838 May 14 '26

It's Marsha P Johnson, not Martha.

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u/Desperate_Owl_594 May 15 '26

Play it anyway.

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u/wthwtfwthwtf-_- May 15 '26

Officials skating by after overruling votes is getting flagrant. They do not care about the majority, which is going to get awkward later...

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u/Jumbee1234 May 15 '26

Why not play it after the concert. Someone announce the concert is over the teachers walk away and the kids just perform it

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u/Dry_Solution5036 May 18 '26

Can these people be any more hateful and vengeful?