People paraded down main streets in patriotic red, white and blue. In Brooklyn, a crowd in mustard-yellow foam hats descended on the Coney Island boardwalk to watch hot dog fanatics devour dozens of franks. And across the country, people were expected to gather in large cities and small towns to gaze at fireworks crackling in the sky above.
On Friday, cookouts, parades and parties in celebration of America’s 249th birthday were played out at a moment of intense division for the United States. Some communities in the Los Angeles area canceled their Fourth of July celebrations over fears of immigration raids, while organizers of some Independence Day events planned to use them to protest the Trump administration’s agenda.
Even so, displays of patriotism abounded. Families decorated their cars and yards with the Stars and Stripes, and newly naturalized citizens marked the day at ceremonies in several states.
Here’s how celebrations looked around the nation:
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