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Nashville Composer Blacklisted For Condemning Arson During Black Lives Matter Riots

Ashe Schow
Nashville Composer Blacklisted For Condemning Arson During Black Lives Matter Riots
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A once up-and-coming musician has been canceled because he used his social media accounts to condemn arson after Black Lives Matter rioters set fire to a historic building near his home in Nashville, Tennessee.

Reason’s Robby Soave reported on the case of Daniel Elder, a 34-year-old musician who was just beginning what looked to be a promising career, including awards and a debut commercial album. But on May 30, 2020, that all changed when protests in Nashville following the police-involved death of Minneapolis resident George Floyd turned violent. Activists broke windows and threw rocks at police cars. The courthouse was set on fire.

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