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While most of us may be busy this Monday afternoon firing up the grill and spending time with our loved ones, not everyone is looking forward to celebrating July 4.

As America basks in its independence, Twitter users wasted no time to remind the Internet of this country’s troubling history plagued by injustices – most of which still affect many to this day.

Starting early this morning the hashtag #AmericaWasNeverGreat began trending and tweeters from all over the country held no punches:

https://twitter.com/sporker_/status/749959180258275328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/nielissohot112/status/749940879444631552?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

https://twitter.com/Sihckkid/status/749873680558223360

https://twitter.com/aphroditesari/status/749863800812212224

https://twitter.com/LadyOnTheMuna/status/750032297370333184

https://twitter.com/cheerlifexx/status/750031929550962688

For many, America surely isn’t the land of the free, after all.

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Twitter Flips The July 4 Script With #AmericaWasNeverGreat Topic  was originally published on hellobeautiful.com