‘4th of You Lie’ rally held at Innes Park

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) –Many gathered in downtown Wilmington on Saturday afternoon for a rally critical of the current presidential administration.

The event, called the “4th of You Lie Rally,” took place at Innes Park and was organized by Women Organizing for Wilmington and the Southeastern Black Leadership Caucus. Participants lined North Third Street holding signs and listening to speeches and spoken word performances.

Sonya Patrick, chairwoman of the Southeastern Region of the National Black Leadership Caucus, addressed the crowd.

“Because people placed in office make decisions that affect our lives and people really see the impact of it when people are placed there that really don’t care about the American people,” Patrick said. “But today America is standing strong, we are coming together, we understand there is only one race — the human race — and we going to take our country back.”

The rally opened with original poems from members of Speak Ya Peace NC, a local spoken word organization.

Organizers said this marks the third annual 4th of You Lie Rally.