The event was in protest of the Florida Department of Transportation's decision to mandate all state bridges light up red, white and blue for 'Freedom Summer.'
doesn't just apply to the Acosta, but all state-maintained bridges that have decorative lights, requiring they be lit up in red, white and blue every night of the summer.“It’s almost time to pass the torch, or the flag should I say," said Ed Tooker, who participated in the bridge march.
The Pride walk has become an annual tradition, with the protestors filling the crosswalk with rainbow colors as the bridge’s lights shine red, white and blue. “That’s why they added these lights to the bridges so that could support different organizations," said James Eddey while crossing the bridge in the march."Are we against the American flag, heck no, but we don’t need it all summer long.”
“We’re going to still do what we need to do to stand out, show we’re a part of a community and we’re a part of all communities," said Tooker.
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