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Quddus Snyder reads from the Declaration of Independence during a Floating July 4 protest on Crystal Lake. (JOSH LASKIN PHOTO)

EATON — The Fourth of July floating protest that was planned for Crystal Lake was reportedly peaceful and well-attended, organizer Quddus Snyder of Eaton told the Sun.

Snyder, 41, is the nominal head of Eaton LOVE (League of Voters for Equality) and had invited members of the public to come with festively decorated watercraft between 11 a.m.-noon on Saturday. Behind the protest was not only the national Black Lives Matter movement but the fact that a local man has been flying the Confederate flag in front of his home.

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