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2013/05/23 16:20

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Is North Carolina moving backward on civil rights?

CHARLOTTE – North Carolina has never had a problem bragging about its progressive history. In 1960, when George Wallace was formulating the hard-line segregationist stand that would propel him to...

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Jeff Weaver RALEIGH N.C. General Assembly Senate

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2013/05/14 02:58

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NC Moral Monday demonstrations bring more arrests

RALEIGH Nearly 200 protesters crowded inside the Legislative Building early Monday evening, singing, chanting and echoing many of the same concerns that demonstrators have for the past three...

2013/05/14 02:18

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NC NAACP tops last week's arrests at legislature

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The third straight week of NAACP protests has produced the highest arrest count yet at the North Carolina General Assembly. Dozens were arrested Monday outside the Senate...

2013/05/11 16:09

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Experts question effectiveness of NAACP protests

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Nearly 50 protesters working with the state NAACP have been arrested at the General Assembly over the past two weeks in what the civil rights group says is the start of a larger...

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People William Barber General Assembly RALEIGH Republican Party

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2013/05/11 12:55

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Experts question effectiveness of NAACP protests

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Some political observers are questioning the effectiveness of weekly protests at the General Assembly by the North Carolina chapter of the NAACP. Some say the strategy may help...

2013/05/10 04:22

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N.C. protesters willing to risk arrest to highlig...

RALEIGH — The historians, doctors, preachers, lawyers, raging grannies, students and others gathered around the second-floor fountain inside the Legislative Building and belted out “This Little Light...

2013/05/09 18:09

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Group turned away when trying to meet with Pat Mc...

RALEIGH -- Members of the North Carolina Legislative Black Caucus got turned away Thursday while trying to meet with Governor Pat McCrory. The Democratic lawmakers wanted an unscheduled talk with...

2013/05/08 03:55

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More protests to be aimed at NC legislature

No one was arrested as dozens filled a church blocks from the state capitol. Rather it was a spirited event to fire up the troops who are upset over the changes in Raleigh. The head of the NC NAACP...

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Charles Van Der Horst Senate Legislative Building RALEIGH Jeff Weaver

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2013/05/06 11:09

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NAACP plans new protest, arrests at NC Legislature

RALEIGH -- Opponents to the vision of progress offered by North Carolina's Republican leaders say they're stepping up the nonviolent demonstrations until they're heard. The NAACP and other activists...

2013/05/04 21:21

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NAACP, North Carolina, Arrest

RALEIGH, N.C. -- The North Carolina NAACP is preparing for another round of protests at the General Assembly following the arrest of 17 activists. State chapter president the Rev. William Barber said...

2013/05/03 17:09

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NC NAACP announce rally, new round of protests

RALEIGH -- The North Carolina chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has announced new planned acts of civil disobedience following the arrest of 17 NAACP members...

2013/04/30 20:55

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17 arrested for legislature protest free on bond

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - All 17 people arrested by North Carolina General Assembly police during a protest against Republican policies have been released on bond. The state chapter of the National...

2013/04/30 02:26

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Legislative protest brings 17 arrests at N.C. Sta...

Seventeen protestors, including N.C. NAACP's president, William Barber, were arrested this evening just before the N.C. Senate's 7 p.m. session convened. The protestors were shouting "We fight" in an...

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