Independent iconIndependentJul 3, 2026

How the Fourth of July became a battleground for America’s national identity

America and France's national holidays have increasingly become arenas in which competing groups contest who truly belongs at all

How the Fourth of July became a battleground for America’s national identity

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America and France's national holidays have increasingly become arenas in which competing groups contest who truly belongs at all

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